South Carolina — 2020 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
South Carolina's 2020 Democratic primary — 46 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2020Democratic primary leaderBidencolor = 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 2020 Democratic presidential primary — 539,263 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Biden✓262,33648.6%
- Sanders106,60519.8%
- Steyer61,14011.3%
- Buttigieg44,2178.2%
- Warren38,1207.1%
- Klobuchar16,9003.1%
- Gabbard6,8131.3%
- All others2,0630.4%
- Yang1,0690.2%
County-by-county leaders — 46 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | Biden | +36.3 | 67,490 |
| Charleston County | Biden | +25.1 | 63,967 |
| Greenville County | Biden | +13.4 | 54,264 |
| Horry County | Biden | +21.4 | 30,410 |
| York County | Biden | +18.9 | 26,504 |
| Beaufort County | Biden | +30.6 | 24,611 |
| Lexington County | Biden | +16.3 | 24,380 |
| Spartanburg County | Biden | +17.4 | 23,581 |
| Berkeley County | Biden | +27.7 | 21,579 |
| Dorchester County | Biden | +25.8 | 16,110 |
| Aiken County | Biden | +23.8 | 15,107 |
| Florence County | Biden | +41.0 | 14,758 |
| Anderson County | Biden | +18.3 | 13,321 |
| Orangeburg County | Biden | +56.9 | 13,010 |
| Sumter County | Biden | +52.3 | 12,804 |
| Georgetown County | Biden | +35.9 | 8,943 |
| Lancaster County | Biden | +31.4 | 8,430 |
| Pickens County | Biden | +4.8 | 7,704 |
| Darlington County | Biden | +45.1 | 6,930 |
| Kershaw County | Biden | +38.6 | 6,470 |
| Oconee County | Biden | +13.6 | 5,800 |
| Greenwood County | Biden | +28.4 | 5,641 |
| Williamsburg County | Biden | +56.6 | 5,254 |
| Laurens County | Biden | +29.1 | 4,849 |
| Marion County | Biden | +51.6 | 4,090 |
| Colleton County | Biden | +40.8 | 4,013 |
| Clarendon County | Biden | +56.2 | 3,957 |
| Fairfield County | Biden | +41.0 | 3,854 |
| Jasper County | Biden | +35.9 | 3,401 |
| Newberry County | Biden | +40.5 | 3,225 |
| Chester County | Biden | +43.9 | 3,188 |
| Cherokee County | Biden | +35.9 | 3,173 |
| Chesterfield County | Biden | +45.2 | 2,850 |
| Lee County | Biden | +55.5 | 2,724 |
| Marlboro County | Biden | +41.3 | 2,417 |
| Edgefield County | Biden | +38.2 | 2,375 |
| Dillon County | Biden | +48.5 | 2,317 |
| Union County | Biden | +38.2 | 2,263 |
| Hampton County | Biden | +27.3 | 2,104 |
| Abbeville County | Biden | +41.7 | 1,958 |
| Bamberg County | Biden | +38.1 | 1,870 |
| Calhoun County | Biden | +43.7 | 1,864 |
| Barnwell County | Biden | +42.4 | 1,792 |
| McCormick County | Biden | +23.0 | 1,515 |
| Saluda County | Biden | +35.9 | 1,448 |
| Allendale County | Biden | +32.9 | 948 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2020 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.