South Carolina — 2016 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
South Carolina's 2016 Democratic primary — 46 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2016Democratic primary leaderClintoncolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
South Carolina 2016 Democratic presidential primary — 370,904 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Clinton✓272,37973.4%
- Sanders96,49826.0%
- All others2,0270.5%
County-by-county leaders — 46 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | Clinton | +52.0 | 51,924 |
| Charleston County | Clinton | +32.5 | 40,360 |
| Greenville County | Clinton | +28.3 | 31,222 |
| Horry County | Clinton | +34.8 | 16,827 |
| Spartanburg County | Clinton | +40.9 | 15,190 |
| Lexington County | Clinton | +22.3 | 14,519 |
| York County | Clinton | +27.2 | 14,164 |
| Beaufort County | Clinton | +47.0 | 13,601 |
| Orangeburg County | Clinton | +77.6 | 13,394 |
| Berkeley County | Clinton | +44.7 | 13,181 |
| Florence County | Clinton | +56.5 | 12,094 |
| Sumter County | Clinton | +73.9 | 11,350 |
| Dorchester County | Clinton | +41.0 | 9,876 |
| Aiken County | Clinton | +40.9 | 9,817 |
| Anderson County | Clinton | +34.3 | 8,349 |
| Georgetown County | Clinton | +56.6 | 6,349 |
| Darlington County | Clinton | +64.1 | 6,096 |
| Williamsburg County | Clinton | +77.8 | 5,211 |
| Kershaw County | Clinton | +54.7 | 4,878 |
| Greenwood County | Clinton | +56.4 | 4,677 |
| Lancaster County | Clinton | +46.3 | 4,586 |
| Pickens County | Clinton | +11.3 | 4,516 |
| Marion County | Clinton | +71.3 | 3,937 |
| Clarendon County | Clinton | +82.3 | 3,930 |
| Laurens County | Clinton | +57.4 | 3,792 |
| Fairfield County | Clinton | +75.7 | 3,733 |
| Colleton County | Clinton | +66.1 | 3,560 |
| Oconee County | Clinton | +20.0 | 3,288 |
| Chesterfield County | Clinton | +66.1 | 2,668 |
| Newberry County | Clinton | +62.9 | 2,621 |
| Jasper County | Clinton | +71.3 | 2,580 |
| Lee County | Clinton | +76.2 | 2,520 |
| Chester County | Clinton | +59.7 | 2,464 |
| Cherokee County | Clinton | +56.6 | 2,408 |
| Marlboro County | Clinton | +78.4 | 2,402 |
| Hampton County | Clinton | +77.0 | 2,197 |
| Union County | Clinton | +67.0 | 2,027 |
| Dillon County | Clinton | +68.7 | 1,975 |
| Bamberg County | Clinton | +78.9 | 1,917 |
| Abbeville County | Clinton | +65.0 | 1,841 |
| Edgefield County | Clinton | +65.1 | 1,802 |
| Barnwell County | Clinton | +75.7 | 1,785 |
| Calhoun County | Clinton | +72.5 | 1,785 |
| Saluda County | Clinton | +68.0 | 1,222 |
| McCormick County | Clinton | +70.9 | 1,144 |
| Allendale County | Clinton | +82.4 | 1,125 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2016 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.