South Carolina Primary Facts and Figures
Posted January 18, 2008
Compiled by the U.S.News & World Report library
Presidential Primary Winners
Democrats
- 1988 Jesse Jackson (caucus)
- 1992 Bill Clinton
- 1996 Bill Clinton (caucus)
- 2000 Al Gore (caucus)
- 2004 John Edwards
Republicans
- 1988 George H. W. Bush
- 1992 George H. W. Bush
- 1996 Bob Dole
- 2000 George W. Bush
- 2004 uncontested — George W. Bush
Source: TheGreenPapers.com
2008 General Election Voter Registration Data
Race
- White registered: 1,615,740
- Nonwhite registered: 628,193
Gender
- Male registered: 992,439
- Female registered: 1,251,494
Age
- 18-24 registered: 215,949
- 25-44 registered: 737,737
- 45-64 registered: 843,088
- 65 and Older registered: 447,644
Source: SCvotes.org
General Election Winners — 1988-2004
- 1988 George H. W. Bush
- 1992 George H. W. Bush
- 1996 Bob Dole
- 2000 George W. Bush
- 2004 George W. Bush
Exit Poll Demographics
2004 Election
Sex
- Male: 43%
- Female: 57%
Race
- White: 67%
- African-American: 30%
- Latino: 1%
Age
- 18-29: 18%
- 30-44: 29%
- 45-59: 33%
- 60 and older: 20%
- 18-64: 89%
- 65 and older: 11%
White evangelical/Born again
- Yes: 30%
- No: 70%
Source: CNN.com
3 Things You Didn't Know About South Carolina Primaries
1. The South Carolina Republican primary is the first in the South. This distinction traces back to the late political consultant Lee Atwater, who in 1980 helped get the primary scheduled early to help his candidate, Ronald Reagan.
2. The winner of the South Carolina Republican presidential primary has gone on to win the party's nomination in every election since 1980.
3. South Carolina voters don't register their party and can vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary.
Sources:
SCFRW.org
GWU.edu
CountyofUnion.com
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