South Carolina (SC) — Statewide

South Carolina (SC) — Statewide

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South Carolina (SC) — Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)D Cand.R Cand.State MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSourceEVs
186845,237(42.1%)62,301(57.9%)(42.1%, 57.9%, 0.0%)Horatio SeymourUlysses S. GrantR+15.9R+5.3R+10.5107,538Wikipedia6
187222,699(23.8%)(Δ -22,538)72,290(75.9%)(Δ 9,989)(23.8%, 75.7%, 0.2%)Horace GreeleyUlysses S. GrantR+52.0(Δ R+36.1)R+11.8(Δ R+6.5)R+40.2(Δ R+29.6)95,452(Δ -12,086)Wikipedia7
187690,897(49.8%)(Δ 68,198)91,786(50.2%)(Δ 19,496)(49.8%, 50.2%, 0.0%)Samuel J. TildenRutherford B. HayesR+0.5(Δ D+51.5)D+3.0(Δ D+14.8)R+3.5(Δ D+36.7)182,683(Δ 87,231)Wikipedia7
1880112,312(65.7%)(Δ 21,415)58,071(34.0%)(Δ -33,715)(65.7%, 34.0%, 0.3%)Winfield Scott HancockJames A. GarfieldD+31.7(Δ D+32.2)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)D+31.8(Δ D+35.3)170,949(Δ -11,734)Wikipedia7
188469,845(76.3%)(Δ -42,467)21,730(23.7%)(Δ -36,341)(75.3%, 23.4%, 0.0%)Grover ClevelandJames G. BlaineD+51.8(Δ D+20.1)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)D+51.3(Δ D+19.4)92,812(Δ -78,137)Wikipedia9
188865,824(82.7%)(Δ -4,021)13,736(17.3%)(Δ -7,994)(82.3%, 17.2%, 0.0%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonD+65.1(Δ D+13.3)D+0.8(Δ D+0.3)D+64.3(Δ D+13.0)79,997(Δ -12,815)Wikipedia9
189254,680(77.6%)(Δ -11,144)13,345(18.9%)(Δ -391)(77.6%, 18.9%, 3.4%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonD+58.6(Δ R+6.5)D+3.0(Δ D+2.2)D+55.6(Δ R+8.7)70,504(Δ -9,493)Wikipedia9
189658,801(85.3%)(Δ 4,121)9,313(13.5%)(Δ -4,032)(85.3%, 13.5%, 1.2%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyD+71.8(Δ D+13.2)R+4.3(Δ R+7.3)D+76.1(Δ D+20.5)68,938(Δ -1,566)Wikipedia9
190047,233(93.0%)(Δ -11,568)3,579(7.0%)(Δ -5,734)(93.0%, 7.0%, 0.0%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyD+85.9(Δ D+14.1)R+6.1(Δ R+1.8)D+92.0(Δ D+15.9)50,812(Δ -18,126)Wikipedia9
190452,563(95.4%)(Δ 5,330)2,554(4.6%)(Δ -1,025)(95.4%, 4.6%, 0.0%)Alton B. ParkerTheodore RooseveltD+90.7(Δ D+4.8)R+18.8(Δ R+12.7)D+109.6(Δ D+17.5)55,118(Δ 4,306)Wikipedia9
190862,288(93.9%)(Δ 9,725)3,945(5.9%)(Δ 1,391)(93.8%, 5.9%, 0.2%)William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard TaftD+87.9(Δ R+2.8)R+8.5(Δ D+10.3)D+96.4(Δ R+13.1)66,379(Δ 11,261)Wikipedia9
191248,357(96.4%)(Δ -13,931)1,293(2.6%)(Δ -2,652)(96.0%, 2.6%, 1.1%)Woodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltD+93.5(Δ D+5.6)D+14.4(Δ D+23.0)D+79.0(Δ R+17.4)50,350(Δ -16,029)Wikipedia9
191661,846(97.3%)(Δ 13,489)1,550(2.4%)(Δ 257)(96.7%, 2.4%, 0.3%)Woodrow WilsonCharles Evans HughesD+94.3(Δ D+0.8)D+3.1(Δ R+11.3)D+91.2(Δ D+12.1)63,952(Δ 13,602)Wikipedia9
192064,170(96.1%)(Δ 2,324)2,610(3.9%)(Δ 1,060)(96.1%, 3.9%, 0.0%)James M. CoxWarren G. HardingD+92.1(Δ R+2.1)R+26.2(Δ R+29.3)D+118.3(Δ D+27.2)66,808(Δ 2,856)Wikipedia9
192449,008(96.6%)(Δ -15,162)1,123(2.2%)(Δ -1,487)(96.6%, 2.2%, 1.2%)John W. DavisCalvin CoolidgeD+94.4(Δ D+2.2)R+25.2(Δ D+1.0)D+119.6(Δ D+1.3)50,752(Δ -16,056)Wikipedia9
192862,700(91.4%)(Δ 13,692)5,858(8.5%)(Δ 4,735)(91.4%, 8.5%, 0.1%)Al SmithHerbert HooverD+82.9(Δ R+11.5)R+17.4(Δ D+7.8)D+100.3(Δ R+19.3)68,605(Δ 17,853)Wikipedia9
1932102,347(98.0%)(Δ 39,647)1,978(1.9%)(Δ -3,880)(98.0%, 1.9%, 0.1%)Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverD+96.1(Δ D+13.3)D+17.8(Δ D+35.2)D+78.4(Δ R+21.9)104,407(Δ 35,802)Wikipedia8
1936113,791(98.6%)(Δ 11,444)1,646(1.4%)(Δ -332)(98.6%, 1.4%, 0.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltAlf LandonD+97.1(Δ D+1.0)D+24.3(Δ D+6.5)D+72.9(Δ R+5.5)115,437(Δ 11,030)Wikipedia8
194095,470(95.6%)(Δ -18,321)4,360(4.4%)(Δ 2,714)(95.6%, 4.4%, 0.0%)Franklin D. RooseveltWendell WillkieD+91.3(Δ R+5.9)D+10.0(Δ R+14.3)D+81.3(Δ D+8.4)99,832(Δ -15,605)Wikipedia8
194490,601(88.0%)(Δ -4,869)4,610(4.5%)(Δ 250)(87.6%, 4.5%, 7.5%)Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. DeweyD+83.2(Δ R+8.1)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+75.7(Δ R+5.6)103,375(Δ 3,543)Wikipedia8
194834,423(24.2%)(Δ -56,178)5,386(3.8%)(Δ 776)(24.1%, 3.8%, 72.0%)Harry S. TrumanThomas E. DeweyT+47.8(Δ R+62.8)D+4.5(Δ R+3.0)D+15.9(Δ R+59.8)142,571(Δ 39,196)Wikipedia8
1952173,004(50.7%)(Δ 138,581)168,082(49.3%)(Δ 162,696)(50.7%, 49.3%, 0.0%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerD+1.4(Δ R+18.9)R+10.9(Δ R+15.3)D+12.3(Δ R+3.6)341,086(Δ 198,515)Wikipedia8
1956136,372(45.4%)(Δ -36,632)75,700(25.2%)(Δ -92,382)(45.4%, 25.2%, 29.4%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerD+20.2(Δ D+18.7)R+15.4(Δ R+4.5)D+35.6(Δ D+23.3)300,583(Δ -40,503)Wikipedia8
1960198,129(51.2%)(Δ 61,757)188,558(48.8%)(Δ 112,858)(51.2%, 48.8%, 0.0%)John F. KennedyRichard NixonD+2.5(Δ R+17.7)D+0.2(Δ D+15.6)D+2.3(Δ R+33.3)386,688(Δ 86,105)Wikipedia8
1964215,700(41.1%)(Δ 17,571)309,048(58.9%)(Δ 120,490)(41.1%, 58.9%, 0.0%)Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry GoldwaterR+17.8(Δ R+20.3)D+22.6(Δ D+22.4)R+40.4(Δ R+42.7)524,756(Δ 138,068)Wikipedia8
1968197,486(29.6%)(Δ -18,214)254,062(38.1%)(Δ -54,986)(29.6%, 38.1%, 32.3%)Hubert HumphreyRichard NixonR+8.5(Δ D+9.3)R+0.7(Δ R+23.3)R+7.8(Δ D+32.6)666,982(Δ 142,226)Wikipedia8
1972189,270(27.9%)(Δ -8,216)478,427(70.6%)(Δ 224,365)(27.9%, 70.6%, 1.5%)George McGovernRichard NixonR+42.7(Δ R+34.2)R+23.1(Δ R+22.4)R+19.5(Δ R+11.7)677,880(Δ 10,898)Wikipedia8
1976450,825(56.6%)(Δ 261,555)346,140(43.4%)(Δ -132,287)(56.2%, 43.1%, 0.0%)Jimmy CarterGerald FordD+13.0(Δ D+55.7)D+2.1(Δ D+25.2)D+11.0(Δ D+30.5)802,594(Δ 124,714)Wikipedia8
1980427,560(48.4%)(Δ -23,265)441,207(50.0%)(Δ 95,067)(48.0%, 49.6%, 1.6%)Jimmy CarterRonald ReaganR+1.5(Δ R+14.6)R+9.7(Δ R+11.8)D+8.2(Δ R+2.8)890,083(Δ 87,489)Wikipedia8
1984344,470(35.7%)(Δ -83,090)615,539(63.8%)(Δ 174,332)(35.6%, 63.6%, 0.5%)Walter MondaleRonald ReaganR+28.0(Δ R+26.5)R+18.2(Δ R+8.5)R+9.8(Δ R+18.0)968,540(Δ 78,457)Wikipedia8
1988370,554(37.7%)(Δ 26,084)606,443(61.8%)(Δ -9,096)(37.6%, 61.5%, 0.5%)Michael DukakisGeorge H.W. BushR+23.9(Δ D+4.1)R+7.7(Δ D+10.5)R+16.2(Δ R+6.4)986,009(Δ 17,469)Wikipedia8
1992479,514(40.1%)(Δ 108,960)577,507(48.3%)(Δ -28,936)(39.9%, 48.0%, 11.5%)Bill ClintonGeorge H.W. BushR+8.1(Δ D+15.8)D+5.6(Δ D+13.3)R+13.7(Δ D+2.5)1,202,527(Δ 216,518)Wikipedia8
1996506,283(44.3%)(Δ 26,769)573,458(50.1%)(Δ -4,049)(44.0%, 49.8%, 5.6%)Bill ClintonBob DoleR+5.8(Δ D+2.3)D+8.5(Δ D+3.0)R+14.4(Δ R+0.6)1,151,689(Δ -50,838)Wikipedia8
2000565,561(41.2%)(Δ 59,278)785,937(57.3%)(Δ 212,479)(40.9%, 56.8%, 1.5%)Al GoreGeorge W. BushR+15.9(Δ R+10.1)D+0.5(Δ R+8.0)R+16.5(Δ R+2.1)1,382,717(Δ 231,028)Wikipedia8
2004661,699(41.2%)(Δ 96,138)937,974(58.4%)(Δ 152,037)(40.9%, 58.0%, 0.3%)John KerryGeorge W. BushR+17.1(Δ R+1.1)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)R+14.6(Δ D+1.8)1,617,730(Δ 235,013)Wikipedia8
2008862,449(45.3%)(Δ 200,750)1,034,896(54.3%)(Δ 96,922)(44.9%, 53.9%, 0.4%)Barack ObamaJohn McCainR+9.0(Δ D+8.1)D+7.3(Δ D+9.7)R+16.2(Δ R+1.6)1,920,969(Δ 303,239)Wikipedia8
2012865,941(44.3%)(Δ 3,492)1,071,645(54.8%)(Δ 36,749)(44.1%, 54.6%, 0.8%)Barack ObamaMitt RomneyR+10.5(Δ R+1.5)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)R+14.3(Δ D+1.9)1,964,118(Δ 43,149)Wikipedia9
2016855,373(41.5%)(Δ -10,568)1,155,389(56.1%)(Δ 83,744)(40.7%, 54.9%, 2.3%)Hillary ClintonDonald TrumpR+14.3(Δ R+3.8)D+2.1(Δ R+1.8)R+16.4(Δ R+2.0)2,103,027(Δ 138,909)Wikipedia9
20201,091,541(43.6%)(Δ 236,168)1,385,103(55.3%)(Δ 229,714)(43.4%, 55.1%, 1.1%)Joe BidenDonald TrumpR+11.7(Δ D+2.6)D+4.5(Δ D+2.4)R+16.1(Δ D+0.2)2,513,329(Δ 410,302)Wikipedia9
20241,028,452(40.7%)(Δ -63,089)1,483,747(58.8%)(Δ 98,644)(40.4%, 58.2%, 0.5%)Kamala HarrisDonald TrumpR+17.9(Δ R+6.2)R+1.5(Δ R+5.9)R+16.4(Δ R+0.3)2,548,140(Δ 34,811)Wikipedia9

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
State Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

South Carolina (SC) — Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
186845,237(42.1%)62,301(57.9%)(42.1%, 57.9%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.00%0.00%
187222,699(23.8%)(Δ -22,538)72,290(75.9%)(Δ 9,989)(23.8%, 75.7%, 0.2%)204(0.2%)Charles O'Conor0.21%4630.49%0.63%-0.15%
187690,897(49.8%)(Δ 68,198)91,786(50.2%)(Δ 19,496)(49.8%, 50.2%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.16%-1.16%
1880112,312(65.7%)(Δ 21,415)58,071(34.0%)(Δ -33,715)(65.7%, 34.0%, 0.3%)566(0.3%)James Weaver0.33%5660.33%3.47%-3.14%
188469,845(76.3%)(Δ -42,467)21,730(23.7%)(Δ -36,341)(75.3%, 23.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%1,2371.33%2.87%-1.54%
188865,824(82.7%)(Δ -4,021)13,736(17.3%)(Δ -7,994)(82.3%, 17.2%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%4370.55%3.57%-3.03%
189254,680(77.6%)(Δ -11,144)13,345(18.9%)(Δ -391)(77.6%, 18.9%, 3.4%)2,407(3.4%)James Weaver3.41%2,4793.52%10.97%-7.45%
189658,801(85.3%)(Δ 4,121)9,313(13.5%)(Δ -4,032)(85.3%, 13.5%, 1.2%)824(1.2%)John Palmer1.20%8241.20%2.27%-1.07%
190047,233(93.0%)(Δ -11,568)3,579(7.0%)(Δ -5,734)(93.0%, 7.0%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%2.84%-2.84%
190452,563(95.4%)(Δ 5,330)2,554(4.6%)(Δ -1,025)(95.4%, 4.6%, 0.0%)1(0.0%)Thomas Watson0.00%10.00%5.99%-5.99%
190862,288(93.9%)(Δ 9,725)3,945(5.9%)(Δ 1,391)(93.8%, 5.9%, 0.2%)100(0.2%)Eugene V. Debs0.15%1460.22%5.39%-5.17%
191248,357(96.4%)(Δ -13,931)1,293(2.6%)(Δ -2,652)(96.0%, 2.6%, 1.1%)536(1.1%)William H. Taft1.06%7001.39%30.74%-29.35%
191661,846(97.3%)(Δ 13,489)1,550(2.4%)(Δ 257)(96.7%, 2.4%, 0.3%)162(0.3%)No Candidate (Bull Moose)0.25%5560.87%4.64%-3.78%
192064,170(96.1%)(Δ 2,324)2,610(3.9%)(Δ 1,060)(96.1%, 3.9%, 0.0%)28(0.0%)Eugene Debs0.04%280.04%5.53%-5.49%
192449,008(96.6%)(Δ -15,162)1,123(2.2%)(Δ -1,487)(96.6%, 2.2%, 1.2%)620(1.2%)Robert La Follette1.22%6211.22%17.14%-15.92%
192862,700(91.4%)(Δ 13,692)5,858(8.5%)(Δ 4,735)(91.4%, 8.5%, 0.1%)47(0.1%)Norman Thomas0.07%470.07%0.99%-0.92%
1932102,347(98.0%)(Δ 39,647)1,978(1.9%)(Δ -3,880)(98.0%, 1.9%, 0.1%)82(0.1%)Thomas/Maurer0.08%820.08%2.94%-2.86%
1936113,791(98.6%)(Δ 11,444)1,646(1.4%)(Δ -332)(98.6%, 1.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%2.66%-2.66%
194095,470(95.6%)(Δ -18,321)4,360(4.4%)(Δ 2,714)(95.6%, 4.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%20.00%0.48%-0.48%
194490,601(88.0%)(Δ -4,869)4,610(4.5%)(Δ 250)(87.6%, 4.5%, 7.5%)7,799(7.6%)No Candidate (Southern Democrat)7.54%8,1647.90%0.72%7.18%
194834,423(24.2%)(Δ -56,178)5,386(3.8%)(Δ 776)(24.1%, 3.8%, 72.0%)102,607(72.0%)Strom Thurmond71.97%102,76272.08%5.38%66.70%
1952173,004(50.7%)(Δ 138,581)168,082(49.3%)(Δ 162,696)(50.7%, 49.3%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.49%-0.49%
1956136,372(45.4%)(Δ -36,632)75,700(25.2%)(Δ -92,382)(45.4%, 25.2%, 29.4%)88,511(29.4%)Unpledged Electors29.45%88,51129.45%0.67%28.78%
1960198,129(51.2%)(Δ 61,757)188,558(48.8%)(Δ 112,858)(51.2%, 48.8%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%10.00%0.73%-0.73%
1964215,700(41.1%)(Δ 17,571)309,048(58.9%)(Δ 120,490)(41.1%, 58.9%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%80.00%0.48%-0.48%
1968197,486(29.6%)(Δ -18,214)254,062(38.1%)(Δ -54,986)(29.6%, 38.1%, 32.3%)215,430(32.3%)George Wallace32.30%215,43432.30%13.86%18.44%
1972189,270(27.9%)(Δ -8,216)478,427(70.6%)(Δ 224,365)(27.9%, 70.6%, 1.5%)10,166(1.5%)John Schmitz1.50%10,1831.50%1.80%-0.30%
1976450,825(56.6%)(Δ 261,555)346,140(43.4%)(Δ -132,287)(56.2%, 43.1%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%5,6290.70%1.90%-1.20%
1980427,560(48.4%)(Δ -23,265)441,207(50.0%)(Δ 95,067)(48.0%, 49.6%, 1.6%)14,150(1.6%)John Anderson1.59%21,3162.39%8.24%-5.84%
1984344,470(35.7%)(Δ -83,090)615,539(63.8%)(Δ 174,332)(35.6%, 63.6%, 0.5%)4,360(0.5%)David Bergland0.45%8,5310.88%0.67%0.21%
1988370,554(37.7%)(Δ 26,084)606,443(61.8%)(Δ -9,096)(37.6%, 61.5%, 0.5%)4,935(0.5%)Ron Paul0.50%9,0120.91%0.98%-0.07%
1992479,514(40.1%)(Δ 108,960)577,507(48.3%)(Δ -28,936)(39.9%, 48.0%, 11.5%)138,872(11.6%)Ross Perot11.55%145,50612.10%19.55%-7.45%
1996506,283(44.3%)(Δ 26,769)573,458(50.1%)(Δ -4,049)(44.0%, 49.8%, 5.6%)64,386(5.6%)Ross Perot5.59%71,9486.25%10.05%-3.80%
2000565,561(41.2%)(Δ 59,278)785,937(57.3%)(Δ 212,479)(40.9%, 56.8%, 1.5%)20,200(1.5%)Ralph Nader1.46%31,2192.26%3.75%-1.49%
2004661,699(41.2%)(Δ 96,138)937,974(58.4%)(Δ 152,037)(40.9%, 58.0%, 0.3%)5,520(0.3%)Ralph Nader0.34%18,0571.12%1.00%0.12%
2008862,449(45.3%)(Δ 200,750)1,034,896(54.3%)(Δ 96,922)(44.9%, 53.9%, 0.4%)7,283(0.4%)Bob Barr0.38%23,6241.23%1.42%-0.19%
2012865,941(44.3%)(Δ 3,492)1,071,645(54.8%)(Δ 36,749)(44.1%, 54.6%, 0.8%)16,321(0.8%)Johnson/Gray0.83%26,5321.35%1.73%-0.38%
2016855,373(41.5%)(Δ -10,568)1,155,389(56.1%)(Δ 83,744)(40.7%, 54.9%, 2.3%)49,204(2.4%)Johnson/Weld2.34%92,2654.39%5.73%-1.34%
20201,091,541(43.6%)(Δ 236,168)1,385,103(55.3%)(Δ 229,714)(43.4%, 55.1%, 1.1%)27,916(1.1%)Jorgensen/Cohen1.11%36,6851.46%1.84%-0.38%
20241,028,452(40.7%)(Δ -63,089)1,483,747(58.8%)(Δ 98,644)(40.4%, 58.2%, 0.5%)12,669(0.5%)Oliver/Maat0.50%35,9411.41%1.88%-0.47%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

South Carolina (SC) — Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. MarginEVs
186845,237(42.1%)62,301(57.9%)(42.1%, 57.9%, 0.0%)R+15.9R+5.3R+10.56
187222,699(23.9%)(Δ -22,538)72,290(76.1%)(Δ 9,989)(23.8%, 75.7%, 0.2%)R+52.2(Δ R+36.3)R+11.9(Δ R+6.5)R+40.3(Δ R+29.8)7
187690,897(49.8%)(Δ 68,198)91,786(50.2%)(Δ 19,496)(49.8%, 50.2%, 0.0%)R+0.5(Δ D+51.7)D+3.0(Δ D+14.9)R+3.5(Δ D+36.8)7
1880112,312(65.9%)(Δ 21,415)58,071(34.1%)(Δ -33,715)(65.7%, 34.0%, 0.3%)D+31.8(Δ D+32.3)R+0.1(Δ R+3.1)D+31.9(Δ D+35.5)7
188469,845(76.3%)(Δ -42,467)21,730(23.7%)(Δ -36,341)(75.3%, 23.4%, 0.0%)D+52.5(Δ D+20.7)D+0.6(Δ D+0.7)D+52.0(Δ D+20.0)9
188865,824(82.7%)(Δ -4,021)13,736(17.3%)(Δ -7,994)(82.3%, 17.2%, 0.0%)D+65.5(Δ D+12.9)D+0.9(Δ D+0.3)D+64.6(Δ D+12.7)9
189254,680(80.4%)(Δ -11,144)13,345(19.6%)(Δ -391)(77.6%, 18.9%, 3.4%)D+60.8(Δ R+4.7)D+3.4(Δ D+2.5)D+57.4(Δ R+7.2)9
189658,801(86.3%)(Δ 4,121)9,313(13.7%)(Δ -4,032)(85.3%, 13.5%, 1.2%)D+72.7(Δ D+11.9)R+4.4(Δ R+7.8)D+77.1(Δ D+19.7)9
190047,233(93.0%)(Δ -11,568)3,579(7.0%)(Δ -5,734)(93.0%, 7.0%, 0.0%)D+85.9(Δ D+13.3)R+6.3(Δ R+1.9)D+92.2(Δ D+15.2)9
190452,563(95.4%)(Δ 5,330)2,554(4.6%)(Δ -1,025)(95.4%, 4.6%, 0.0%)D+90.7(Δ D+4.8)R+20.0(Δ R+13.7)D+110.8(Δ D+18.5)9
190862,288(94.0%)(Δ 9,725)3,945(6.0%)(Δ 1,391)(93.8%, 5.9%, 0.2%)D+88.1(Δ R+2.6)R+9.0(Δ D+11.0)D+97.1(Δ R+13.7)9
191248,357(97.4%)(Δ -13,931)1,293(2.6%)(Δ -2,652)(96.0%, 2.6%, 1.1%)D+94.8(Δ D+6.7)D+20.9(Δ D+29.9)D+73.9(Δ R+23.2)9
191661,846(97.6%)(Δ 13,489)1,550(2.4%)(Δ 257)(96.7%, 2.4%, 0.3%)D+95.1(Δ D+0.3)D+3.3(Δ R+17.6)D+91.8(Δ D+17.9)9
192064,170(96.1%)(Δ 2,324)2,610(3.9%)(Δ 1,060)(96.1%, 3.9%, 0.0%)D+92.2(Δ R+2.9)R+27.7(Δ R+31.0)D+119.9(Δ D+28.0)9
192449,008(97.8%)(Δ -15,162)1,123(2.2%)(Δ -1,487)(96.6%, 2.2%, 1.2%)D+95.5(Δ D+3.3)R+30.4(Δ R+2.7)D+126.0(Δ D+6.1)9
192862,700(91.5%)(Δ 13,692)5,858(8.5%)(Δ 4,735)(91.4%, 8.5%, 0.1%)D+82.9(Δ R+12.6)R+17.6(Δ D+12.8)D+100.5(Δ R+25.4)9
1932102,347(98.1%)(Δ 39,647)1,978(1.9%)(Δ -3,880)(98.0%, 1.9%, 0.1%)D+96.2(Δ D+13.3)D+18.3(Δ D+35.9)D+77.9(Δ R+22.6)8
1936113,791(98.6%)(Δ 11,444)1,646(1.4%)(Δ -332)(98.6%, 1.4%, 0.0%)D+97.1(Δ D+0.9)D+24.9(Δ D+6.6)D+72.2(Δ R+5.7)8
194095,470(95.6%)(Δ -18,321)4,360(4.4%)(Δ 2,714)(95.6%, 4.4%, 0.0%)D+91.3(Δ R+5.9)D+10.0(Δ R+14.9)D+81.3(Δ D+9.0)8
194490,601(95.2%)(Δ -4,869)4,610(4.8%)(Δ 250)(87.6%, 4.5%, 7.5%)D+90.3(Δ R+0.9)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+82.8(Δ D+1.5)8
194834,423(86.5%)(Δ -56,178)5,386(13.5%)(Δ 776)(24.1%, 3.8%, 72.0%)D+72.9(Δ R+17.4)D+4.7(Δ R+2.8)D+68.2(Δ R+14.6)8
1952173,004(50.7%)(Δ 138,581)168,082(49.3%)(Δ 162,696)(50.7%, 49.3%, 0.0%)D+1.4(Δ R+71.5)R+10.9(Δ R+15.6)D+12.3(Δ R+55.9)8
1956136,372(64.3%)(Δ -36,632)75,700(35.7%)(Δ -92,382)(45.4%, 25.2%, 29.4%)D+28.6(Δ D+27.2)R+15.5(Δ R+4.6)D+44.1(Δ D+31.8)8
1960198,129(51.2%)(Δ 61,757)188,558(48.8%)(Δ 112,858)(51.2%, 48.8%, 0.0%)D+2.5(Δ R+26.1)D+0.2(Δ D+15.7)D+2.3(Δ R+41.8)8
1964215,700(41.1%)(Δ 17,571)309,048(58.9%)(Δ 120,490)(41.1%, 58.9%, 0.0%)R+17.8(Δ R+20.3)D+22.7(Δ D+22.5)R+40.5(Δ R+42.8)8
1968197,486(43.7%)(Δ -18,214)254,062(56.3%)(Δ -54,986)(29.6%, 38.1%, 32.3%)R+12.5(Δ D+5.3)R+0.8(Δ R+23.5)R+11.7(Δ D+28.8)8
1972189,270(28.3%)(Δ -8,216)478,427(71.7%)(Δ 224,365)(27.9%, 70.6%, 1.5%)R+43.3(Δ R+30.8)R+23.6(Δ R+22.8)R+19.7(Δ R+8.0)8
1976450,825(56.6%)(Δ 261,555)346,140(43.4%)(Δ -132,287)(56.2%, 43.1%, 0.0%)D+13.1(Δ D+56.4)D+2.1(Δ D+25.7)D+11.0(Δ D+30.8)8
1980427,560(49.2%)(Δ -23,265)441,207(50.8%)(Δ 95,067)(48.0%, 49.6%, 1.6%)R+1.6(Δ R+14.7)R+10.6(Δ R+12.7)D+9.0(Δ R+2.0)8
1984344,470(35.9%)(Δ -83,090)615,539(64.1%)(Δ 174,332)(35.6%, 63.6%, 0.5%)R+28.2(Δ R+26.7)R+18.3(Δ R+7.7)R+9.9(Δ R+18.9)8
1988370,554(37.9%)(Δ 26,084)606,443(62.1%)(Δ -9,096)(37.6%, 61.5%, 0.5%)R+24.1(Δ D+4.1)R+7.8(Δ D+10.5)R+16.3(Δ R+6.4)8
1992479,514(45.4%)(Δ 108,960)577,507(54.6%)(Δ -28,936)(39.9%, 48.0%, 11.5%)R+9.3(Δ D+14.9)D+6.9(Δ D+14.7)R+16.2(Δ D+0.2)8
1996506,283(46.9%)(Δ 26,769)573,458(53.1%)(Δ -4,049)(44.0%, 49.8%, 5.6%)R+6.2(Δ D+3.0)D+9.5(Δ D+2.6)R+15.7(Δ D+0.5)8
2000565,561(41.8%)(Δ 59,278)785,937(58.2%)(Δ 212,479)(40.9%, 56.8%, 1.5%)R+16.3(Δ R+10.1)D+0.5(Δ R+8.9)R+16.8(Δ R+1.1)8
2004661,699(41.4%)(Δ 96,138)937,974(58.6%)(Δ 152,037)(40.9%, 58.0%, 0.3%)R+17.3(Δ R+1.0)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)R+14.8(Δ D+2.1)8
2008862,449(45.5%)(Δ 200,750)1,034,896(54.5%)(Δ 96,922)(44.9%, 53.9%, 0.4%)R+9.1(Δ D+8.2)D+7.4(Δ D+9.9)R+16.5(Δ R+1.7)8
2012865,941(44.7%)(Δ 3,492)1,071,645(55.3%)(Δ 36,749)(44.1%, 54.6%, 0.8%)R+10.6(Δ R+1.5)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)R+14.5(Δ D+1.9)9
2016855,373(42.5%)(Δ -10,568)1,155,389(57.5%)(Δ 83,744)(40.7%, 54.9%, 2.3%)R+14.9(Δ R+4.3)D+2.2(Δ R+1.7)R+17.1(Δ R+2.6)9
20201,091,541(44.1%)(Δ 236,168)1,385,103(55.9%)(Δ 229,714)(43.4%, 55.1%, 1.1%)R+11.9(Δ D+3.1)D+4.5(Δ D+2.3)R+16.4(Δ D+0.8)9
20241,028,452(40.9%)(Δ -63,089)1,483,747(59.1%)(Δ 98,644)(40.4%, 58.2%, 0.5%)R+18.1(Δ R+6.3)R+1.5(Δ R+6.0)R+16.6(Δ R+0.2)9

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

South Carolina (SC) — Senate Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)ClassD Cand.R Cand.Senate MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSource
1978280,146(44.3%)351,917(55.7%)(44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%)IICHARLES D. RAVENELSTROM THURMONDR+11.4D+3.0(Δ R+9.3)R+14.3632,063
1980612,554(70.4%)257,946(29.6%)(70.4%, 29.6%, 0.0%)IIIERNEST FRITZ HOLLINGSMARSHALL MAYSD+40.7D+11.0(Δ D+8.0)D+29.7870,500
1984306,982(31.8%)(Δ 26,836)644,815(66.8%)(Δ 292,898)(31.8%, 66.8%, 1.4%)IIMELVIN PURVISSTROM THURMONDR+35.0(Δ R+23.6)R+1.4(Δ R+14.8)R+33.6(Δ R+19.3)965,130(Δ 333,067)
1986465,500(63.1%)(Δ -147,054)262,886(35.6%)(Δ 4,940)(63.1%, 35.6%, 0.6%)IIIERNEST FRITZ HOLLINGSHENRY D. MCMASTERD+27.5(Δ R+13.3)D+2.3(Δ D+3.7)D+25.1(Δ R+4.6)737,962(Δ -132,538)
1990244,112(32.5%)(Δ -62,870)482,032(64.2%)(Δ -162,783)(32.5%, 64.2%, 1.8%)IIBOB CUNNINGHAMSTROM THURMONDR+31.7(Δ D+3.3)D+4.5(Δ R+1.4)R+36.2(Δ R+2.6)750,716(Δ -214,414)
1992591,030(50.1%)(Δ 125,530)554,175(47.0%)(Δ 291,289)(50.1%, 46.9%, 1.9%)IIIERNEST F. HOLLINGSTOMMY HARTNETTD+3.1(Δ R+24.3)D+5.4(Δ D+0.9)R+2.3(Δ R+27.4)1,180,438(Δ 442,476)
1996510,951(44.0%)(Δ 266,839)619,859(53.4%)(Δ 137,827)(44.0%, 53.4%, 1.1%)IIELLIOT SPRINGS CLOSESTROM THURMONDR+9.4(Δ D+22.3)R+1.5(Δ D+4.4)R+7.9(Δ D+28.3)1,161,231(Δ 410,515)
1998563,377(52.7%)(Δ -27,653)488,238(45.7%)(Δ -65,937)(52.7%, 45.7%, 1.6%)IIIERNEST F. HOLLINGSBOB INGLISD+7.0(Δ D+3.9)D+1.3(Δ D+2.8)D+5.7(Δ D+8.0)1,069,063(Δ -111,375)
2002487,359(44.2%)(Δ -23,592)600,010(54.4%)(Δ -19,849)(44.2%, 54.4%, 0.7%)IIALEX SANDERSLINDSEY O. GRAHAMR+10.2(Δ R+0.8)R+4.1(Δ R+4.2)R+6.1(Δ D+1.8)1,102,912(Δ -58,319)
2004704,384(44.3%)(Δ 141,007)857,167(53.9%)(Δ 368,929)(44.1%, 53.7%, 0.8%)IIIINEZ TENENBAUMJIM DEMINTR+9.6(Δ R+16.6)D+4.3(Δ D+8.4)R+13.8(Δ R+19.5)1,597,221(Δ 528,158)
2008790,621(42.3%)(Δ 303,262)1,076,534(57.7%)(Δ 476,524)(42.2%, 57.5%, 0.0%)IIBOB CONLEYLINDSEY GRAHAMR+15.3(Δ R+5.1)D+7.5(Δ R+5.7)R+22.8(Δ R+16.7)1,871,431(Δ 768,519)
2010364,598(28.1%)(Δ -339,786)810,771(62.5%)(Δ -46,396)(27.6%, 61.5%, 9.2%)IIIALVIN M. GREENEJIM DEMINTR+33.8(Δ R+24.3)R+4.6(Δ R+12.2)R+29.2(Δ R+15.4)1,318,794(Δ -278,427)
2014456,726(37.7%)(Δ -333,895)672,941(55.6%)(Δ -403,593)(36.8%, 54.3%, 3.8%)IIBRAD HUTTOLINDSEY GRAHAMR+17.4(Δ R+2.2)R+7.2(Δ R+19.5)R+10.3(Δ D+12.5)1,240,075(Δ -631,356)
20160(0.0%)(Δ -364,598)1,241,609(96.9%)(Δ 430,838)(0.0%, 60.6%, 0.7%)IIINoneTIM SCOTTR+60.6(Δ R+26.7)D+6.0(Δ D+13.1)R+66.5(Δ R+37.3)2,049,893(Δ 731,099)
20201,110,828(44.2%)(Δ 654,102)1,369,137(54.5%)(Δ 696,196)(44.2%, 54.4%, 1.3%)IIJAIME HARRISONLINDSEY GRAHAMR+10.3(Δ D+7.2)R+2.3(Δ R+19.1)R+8.0(Δ D+2.3)2,515,104(Δ 1,275,029)
2022627,616(37.0%)(Δ 627,616)1,066,274(62.9%)(Δ -175,335)(37.0%, 62.9%, 0.1%)IIIKrystle MatthewsTim ScottR+25.9(Δ D+34.7)R+2.4(Δ R+0.1)R+23.5(Δ D+43.1)1,695,702(Δ -354,191)Wikipedia

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Class
Senate class (I, II, or III) for this race.
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
Senate Margin
Senate margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).

South Carolina (SC) — Senate Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
1978280,146(44.3%)351,917(55.7%)(44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.77%-1.77%
1980612,554(70.4%)257,946(29.6%)(70.4%, 29.6%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%3.33%-3.33%
1984306,982(31.8%)(Δ 26,836)644,815(66.8%)(Δ 292,898)(31.8%, 66.8%, 1.4%)13,333(1.4%)STEPHEN DAVIS1.38%13,3331.38%0.86%0.52%
1986465,500(63.1%)(Δ -147,054)262,886(35.6%)(Δ 4,940)(63.1%, 35.6%, 0.6%)9,377(1.3%)STEVEN B. VANDERVELDE0.65%9,3771.27%1.68%-0.41%
1990244,112(32.5%)(Δ -62,870)482,032(64.2%)(Δ -162,783)(32.5%, 64.2%, 1.8%)24,122(3.2%)WILLIAM H. GRIFFIN1.84%24,1223.21%1.81%1.40%
1992591,030(50.1%)(Δ 125,530)554,175(47.0%)(Δ 291,289)(50.1%, 46.9%, 1.9%)34,530(2.9%)MARK JOHNSON1.95%34,5302.93%5.04%-2.11%
1996510,951(44.0%)(Δ 266,839)619,859(53.4%)(Δ 137,827)(44.0%, 53.4%, 1.1%)30,421(2.6%)RICHARD T. QUILLIAN1.12%30,4212.62%2.64%-0.02%
1998563,377(52.7%)(Δ -27,653)488,238(45.7%)(Δ -65,937)(52.7%, 45.7%, 1.6%)16,991(1.6%)RICHARD T. QUILLIAN1.59%16,9911.59%3.30%-1.71%
2002487,359(44.2%)(Δ -23,592)600,010(54.4%)(Δ -19,849)(44.2%, 54.4%, 0.7%)14,876(1.3%)TED ADAMS0.75%14,8761.35%4.10%-2.75%
2004704,384(44.3%)(Δ 141,007)857,167(53.9%)(Δ 368,929)(44.1%, 53.7%, 0.8%)30,139(1.9%)PATRICK TYNDALL0.84%30,1391.89%3.46%-1.58%
2008790,621(42.3%)(Δ 303,262)1,076,534(57.7%)(Δ 476,524)(42.2%, 57.5%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%3.51%-3.51%
2010364,598(28.1%)(Δ -339,786)810,771(62.5%)(Δ -46,396)(27.6%, 61.5%, 9.2%)121,472(9.4%)TOM CLEMENTS9.21%121,4729.21%6.58%2.63%
2014456,726(37.7%)(Δ -333,895)672,941(55.6%)(Δ -403,593)(36.8%, 54.3%, 3.8%)81,427(6.7%)THOMAS RAVENEL3.84%81,4276.57%4.37%2.19%
20160(0.0%)(Δ -364,598)1,241,609(96.9%)(Δ 430,838)(0.0%, 60.6%, 0.7%)39,447(3.1%)THOMAS DIXON0.73%39,4471.92%4.46%-2.54%
20201,110,828(44.2%)(Δ 654,102)1,369,137(54.5%)(Δ 696,196)(44.2%, 54.4%, 1.3%)32,845(1.3%)BILL BLEDSOE1.31%32,8451.31%3.96%-2.65%
2022627,616(37.0%)(Δ 627,616)1,066,274(62.9%)(Δ -175,335)(37.0%, 62.9%, 0.1%)1,812(0.1%)Write-in0.11%1,8120.11%15.16%-15.05%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

South Carolina (SC) — Senate Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. Margin
1978280,146(44.3%)351,917(55.7%)(44.3%, 55.7%, 0.0%)R+11.4D+3.0(Δ R+9.8)R+14.4
1980612,554(70.4%)257,946(29.6%)(70.4%, 29.6%, 0.0%)D+40.7D+11.9(Δ D+8.9)D+28.9
1984306,982(32.3%)(Δ 26,836)644,815(67.7%)(Δ 292,898)(31.8%, 66.8%, 1.4%)R+35.5(Δ R+24.1)R+1.4(Δ R+15.5)R+34.1(Δ R+19.7)
1986465,500(63.9%)(Δ -147,054)262,886(36.1%)(Δ 4,940)(63.1%, 35.6%, 0.6%)D+27.8(Δ R+12.9)D+2.4(Δ D+3.8)D+25.4(Δ R+3.4)
1990244,112(33.6%)(Δ -62,870)482,032(66.4%)(Δ -162,783)(32.5%, 64.2%, 1.8%)R+32.8(Δ D+2.7)D+4.6(Δ R+1.4)R+37.3(Δ R+3.2)
1992591,030(51.6%)(Δ 125,530)554,175(48.4%)(Δ 291,289)(50.1%, 46.9%, 1.9%)D+3.2(Δ R+24.6)D+5.8(Δ D+1.2)R+2.6(Δ R+28.0)
1996510,951(45.2%)(Δ 266,839)619,859(54.8%)(Δ 137,827)(44.0%, 53.4%, 1.1%)R+9.6(Δ D+23.1)R+1.5(Δ D+4.8)R+8.1(Δ D+29.2)
1998563,377(53.6%)(Δ -27,653)488,238(46.4%)(Δ -65,937)(52.7%, 45.7%, 1.6%)D+7.1(Δ D+3.9)D+1.5(Δ D+3.0)D+5.7(Δ D+8.2)
2002487,359(44.8%)(Δ -23,592)600,010(55.2%)(Δ -19,849)(44.2%, 54.4%, 0.7%)R+10.4(Δ R+0.7)R+4.4(Δ R+4.5)R+5.9(Δ D+2.2)
2004704,384(45.1%)(Δ 141,007)857,167(54.9%)(Δ 368,929)(44.1%, 53.7%, 0.8%)R+9.8(Δ R+16.9)D+4.4(Δ D+8.9)R+14.2(Δ R+19.9)
2008790,621(42.3%)(Δ 303,262)1,076,534(57.7%)(Δ 476,524)(42.2%, 57.5%, 0.0%)R+15.3(Δ R+5.0)D+7.8(Δ R+6.4)R+23.1(Δ R+17.2)
2010364,598(31.0%)(Δ -339,786)810,771(69.0%)(Δ -46,396)(27.6%, 61.5%, 9.2%)R+38.0(Δ R+28.2)R+5.1(Δ R+12.9)R+32.8(Δ R+18.6)
2014456,726(40.4%)(Δ -333,895)672,941(59.6%)(Δ -403,593)(36.8%, 54.3%, 3.8%)R+19.1(Δ R+3.8)R+7.5(Δ R+20.9)R+11.6(Δ D+11.5)
20160(0.0%)(Δ -364,598)1,241,609(100.0%)(Δ 430,838)(0.0%, 60.6%, 0.7%)R+100.0(Δ R+62.0)D+6.9(Δ D+14.4)R+106.9(Δ R+74.0)
20201,110,828(44.8%)(Δ 654,102)1,369,137(55.2%)(Δ 696,196)(44.2%, 54.4%, 1.3%)R+10.4(Δ D+8.7)R+2.4(Δ R+21.1)R+8.1(Δ D+3.6)
2022627,616(37.1%)(Δ 627,616)1,066,274(62.9%)(Δ -175,335)(37.0%, 62.9%, 0.1%)R+25.9(Δ D+74.1)R+2.8(Δ R+0.5)R+23.1(Δ D+83.8)

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).