2016 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2016 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary South Carolina presidential no 2012 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary 2012 2016 02 27 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary 2020 NV AL File:Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg 160x160px Hillary Clinton New York 39 272,379 73.44% 2016 South Carolina Democratic primary results by county.svg 250px County results Clinton: #F3CA1E 50–60% #D4AA00 60–70% #AE8400 70–80% #6E4400 80–90% #552B00 >90% d4aa00 File:Bernie Sanders September 2015 cropped.jpg Bernie Sanders 228b22 Vermont 14 96,498 26.02% The 2016 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place on February 27 in the U.S. state of South Carolina, marking the Democratic Party's fourth nominating contest in their series of presidential primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Clinton won the South Carolina Democratic primary by a landslide margin of more than 47%, receiving a larger percentage of the African American vote than Obama, the first black President, did in 2008.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-south-carolina-democratic-primary-exit-poll-analysis/story?id=37241467 Black Voters Boost Clinton in South Carolina 2016-02-28 ABC News 2016-05-20 With the Republican Party having already held its South Carolina primary a week earlier on February 20, the Democratic primary in South Carolina was the only presidential primary on that day. Debates and forums November 2015 forum in Rock Hill Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016 Rachel Maddow was selected to moderate the First in the South Candidates Forum with Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley, which was held at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on November 6, co-sponsored by the Democratic Parties of 13 southern states.http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article38085903.html MSNBC's Rachel Maddow to moderate 2016 Democratic forum at Winthrop The State October 7, 2015 The forum was not in debate format; instead, each candidate was interviewed individually and sequentially.https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article42974280.html MSNBC's Rachel Maddow will bring Southern focus to forum Charlotte Observer November 4, 2015 Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb were also invited, but their campaigns never responded to the invitations,http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/07/sc-dems-host-clinton-sanders-omalley/73509772/ S.C. Democrats to host three presidential candidates in Rock Hill Greenvilleonline.com 2015-10-07 2016-01-17 and both have since withdrawn from the race. A Public Policy Poll of South Carolina Democratic voters conducted from November 7–8, after the forum, discovered that 67% of viewers thought Clinton won the forum, 16% thought Sanders won, and 6% thought O'Malley won, with 11% unsure. Three Republican candidates speak at anti-gay pastor's rally https://msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/watch/anti-gay-pastor-event-hosts-3-gop-candidates-563178051820 MSNBC 2015-11-23 January 2016 debate in Charleston, South Carolina Fourth Democratic Party presidential debate, January 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina On January 17, 2016, the Democratic Party held a fourth debate at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Hosted by Lester Holt and Andrea Mitchell, the debate aired on NBC News and was streamed on YouTube. It was also sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus. It was notable as being the final debate before the start of precinct caucuses and primary voting. Participants were Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley. It was the final debate appearance of O'Malley, who suspended his campaign on February 1. Both before and after the debate, commentators said the debate was focused on Sanders and his voting record on gun control and slights against President Obama, among other issues. During the debate, O'Malley interrupted to take 30 seconds to talk about "homeland security and preparedness". The 4th Democratic debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/17/the-4th-democratic-debate-transcript-annotated-who-said-what-and-what-it-meant/ The Washington Post 2016-01-17 2016-01-18 0190-8286 en-US Team Fix Also during the debate, Clinton and Sanders had some back-and-forth exchanges to define themselves on Wall Street, foreign policy, and gun control. Opinion polling Statewide opinion polling for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016 Delegate count: 53 Pledged, 6 Unpledged Winner: 14px Hillary Clinton Primary date: 27 February 2016 Results Results by county Clinton won every county. https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/south-carolina/ South Carolina Election Results 2016: President Live Map by County, Real-Time Voting Updates - POLITICO County Clinton % Sanders %OthersTotal votes castTurnout as % of total registered electorsMargin as % of votes cast in primary Abbeville 1,50881.91% 31216.95%211,84112.45%64.96% Aiken 6,889 70.17% 2,877 29.31%519,8839.41%40.87% Allendale 1,02290.84% 95 8.44%81,13719.43%82.40% Anderson 5,57666.79% 2,712 32.48%618,4017.54%34.30% Bamberg 1,71089.20%197 10.28%101,92820.08%78.93% Barnwell 1,56187.45% 209 11.71%151,80013.50%75.74% Beaufort 9,97073.30% 3,575 26.28%5613,66413.21%47.02% Berkeley 9,48571.96% 3,592 27.25%10413,26412.04%44.71% Calhoun 1,53686.05% 241 13.50%81,80917.31%72.55% Charleston 26,62565.97% 13,527 33.47%22840,50815.34%32.50% Cherokee 1,87777.95% 514 21.35%172,4277.91%56.60% Chester 1,96279.63% 492 19.97%102,47712.23%59.66% Chesterfield 2,20982.80% 44616.72%132,69610.71%66.08% Clarendon 3,57190.87% 337 8.58%223,97617.17%82.29% Colleton 2,93981.86% 584 16.40%373,59214.89%66.15% Darlington 4,99081.86% 1,081 17.73%256,14814.49%64.12% Dillon 1,65984.00% 302 15.29%141,99310.33%68.71% Dorchester 6,93470.21% 2,885 29.21%579,92910.54%41.00% Edgefield 1,47481.80% 301 16.70%271,82211.46%65.09% Fairfield 3,26587.46% 440 11.76%283,75424.35%75.68% Florence 9,43378.00% 2,594 21.45%6712,19614.53%55.55% Georgetown 4,94177.82% 1,350 21.26%586,40215.69%56.56% Greenville 19,96663.95% 11,118 35.61%13831,39810.56%28.34% Greenwood 3,62377.46% 987 21.10%674,71011.82%56.36% Hampton 1,93387.98% 241 10.97%232,20217.27%77.01% Horry 11,31667.25% 5,457 32.43%5416,9168.95%34.82% Jasper 2,19585.08% 355 13.76%302,59415.48%71.32% Kershaw 3,76177.10% 1,093 22.41%244,91412.32%54.69% Lancaster 3,34672.96% 1,221 26.62%194,6158.98%46.34% Laurens 2,97878.53% 801 21.12%133,83110.25%57.41% Lee 2,20987.66% 288 11.43%232,54821.40%76.23% Lexington 8,84760.93% 5,611 38.65%6114,5728.69%22.29% Marion 3,36185.37% 552 14.05%233,97818.42%71.32% Marlboro 2,13788.97% 253 10.53%122,41213.60%78.43% McCormick 97385.05% 162 14.16%91,16117.18%70.89% Newberry 2,12180.92% 471 17.97%292,64111.77%62.95% Oconee 1,96059.61% 1,304 39.66%243,3056.93%19.95% Orangeburg 11,87288.64% 1,473 11.00%4913,51523.74%77.64% Pickens 2,50355.43% 1,995 44.18%184,5286.90%11.25% Richland 39,33275.75% 12,354 23.79%23852,13621.73%51.96% Saluda 1,02383.72% 192 15.71%71,23710.97%68.00% Spartanburg 10,67470.27% 4,467 29.41%491,2379.17%40.86% Sumter 9,83086.61% 1,443 12.71%7715,23917.42%73.89% Union 1,69083.37% 332 16.38%511,43211.99%67.00% Williamsburg 4,61388.52% 557 10.69%415,27223.90%77.84% York 8,89063.40% 5,127 36.20%5714,2169.26%27.20% Total 272,37973.44%96,498 26.02% 2,027373,06312.60%47.42% DelegatesThe South Carolina Democratic Party - State Election Results https://web.archive.org/web/20171026152054/http://scdp.org/2016-state-convention-election-results/ October 26, 2017 Analysis As South Carolina's majority-black Democratic electorate had dealt a severe death-blow to Clinton's 2008 presidential effort against Barack Obama, it gave her campaign new life in 2016. Clinton won the primary in a 47-point routing thanks to ardent support from African American voters. According to exit polls, Clinton won the black vote 86–14, which comprised 61% of the Democratic electorate in South Carolina; she won among black women 89-11 who comprised 37% of the electorate. Clinton's near-unanimous support from black voters was fueled by their interest in a continuation of President Obama's policies,https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/us/politics/south-carolina-primary.html Hillary Clinton Wins South Carolina Primary Chozick Amy 2016-02-27 Healy Patrick The New York Times 0362-4331 2016-10-18 and by black women who wanted to see a woman elected.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/us/black-women-join-south-carolina-fight-to-send-a-woman-to-the-white-house.html For Black Women in South Carolina, It's Clinton's Turn Hannah-jones Nikole 2016-02-26 The New York Times 0362-4331 2016-10-18 Clinton won every county statewide. She won in upcountry 66–34, Piedmont 74–25, Central South Carolina, including the region which is majority African American 78–22, Pee dee/Waccamaw 83–17, and lowcountry 70–30.http://www.cnn.com/election/primaries/polls/sc/Dem 2016 Election Center CNN 2016-10-18 She also swept the major cities of Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Rock Hill. References 30em South Carolina Democratic primary 2016