Who won South Carolina in the 2020 presidential election?

Trump (Republican) carried South Carolina in 2020, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 2020?

South Carolina cast 9 electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 2020?

No. South Carolina backed Trump, while Joe Biden won the presidency nationally.

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2020

South Carolina: Trump carries 9 EV.

South Carolina cast its 9 electoral votes for Trump (Republican). National winner: Joe Biden (Democratic) — South Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in South Carolina, 2020

In 2020, South Carolina awarded its 9 electoral votes to Trump of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Joe Biden (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving South Carolina among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which South Carolina backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1980. The region divided — North Carolina joined South Carolina for the Republican ticket, while Georgia did not. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Joe Biden took 306 of the 538 electoral votes, against Donald Trump's 232. Joe Biden led the national popular vote with 51.31% of the ballots cast.

The 2020 national map

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