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South Carolina

The Upper South · in the Union from 1816 · seceded 1861 · 807,325 souls (1860 census)

1860 President1860 Senate1860 House

I · The presidential vote, left against right

South Carolina · left-bloc shareseceded0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 54.4%1820: left bloc 56.9%1824: left bloc 54.9%1828: left bloc 56.5%1832: left bloc 53.9%1836: left bloc 55.1%1840: left bloc 45.5%1844: left bloc 33.0%1848: left bloc 63.4%1852: left bloc 65.6%1856: left bloc 57.2%1860: left bloc 2.2%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

South Carolina · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

South Carolina · party controloutside the union161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteAdmRadLib1816 · President Thomas Worthington · Adm — 54.4% John Quincy Adams · Fed — 45.6%1818 · President Admissionist — held — no race1820 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 56.9% John Sergeant · Nat — 43.1%1822 · President Admissionist — held — no race1824 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 54.9% Francis S. Key · Nat — 45.1%1826 · President Admissionist — held — no race1828 · President Andrew Jackson · Rad — 56.5% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 43.5%1830 · President Radical — held — no race1832 · President DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 53.9% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 46.1%1834 · President Radical — held — no race1836 · President Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 55.1% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 44.9%1838 · President Liberal — held — no race1840 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 54.5% Sam Houston · Lib — 45.5%1842 · President National — held — no race1844 · President James Buchanan · UC — 44.3% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 33.0% Daniel Webster · Nat — 22.6%1846 · President Union Conservative — held — no race1848 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 63.4% James A. Pearce · Nat — 36.6%1850 · President Liberal — held — no race1852 · President Samuel Houston · Lib — 65.6% James A. Pearce · Nat — 34.4%1854 · President Liberal — held — no race1856 · President Preston Brooks · Lib — 57.2% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 42.8% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 0.0%1858 · President Liberal — held — no race1860 · President Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 63.3% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 34.5% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 2.2%1862 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · President Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · President Outside the Union — seceded 1861GovernorAdmRadLib1816 · Governor No race1818 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 38.6% Republican · Rep — 34.8% National · Nat — 26.6% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1820 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1822 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 34.6% National · Nat — 34.2% Republican · Rep — 26.0% Tory · Tory — 5.3%1824 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1826 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 37.1% National · Nat — 35.0% Republican · Rep — 27.9% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1828 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1830 · Governor Radical · Rad — 37.4% Whig · Whig — 34.1% National · Nat — 28.5% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1832 · Governor Radical — held — no race1834 · Governor Radical · Rad — 45.0% Whig · Whig — 33.1% National · Nat — 19.9% Tory · Tory — 1.9%1836 · Governor Radical — held — no race1838 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 67.3% National · Nat — 32.7%1840 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1842 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 60.1% National · Nat — 39.9%1844 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1846 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 55.0% National · Nat — 45.0%1848 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1850 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 73.1% National · Nat — 26.9%1852 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1854 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 65.9% National · Nat — 34.1% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1856 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1858 · Governor National · Nat — 88.4% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 11.6%1860 · Governor National — held — no race1862 · Governor Pro-Administration — 70.4% — Confederation Anti-Administration — opposition1864 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Governor Outside the Union — seceded 1861Senate · seat 1RepLib1816 · Senate seat 1 Republican · Rep — 36.3% Roundhead · RH — 33.9% Admissionist · Adm — 29.8% Cavalier · CV — 0.0%1818 · Senate seat 1 Republican — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 Republican · Rep — 48.0% National · Nat — 30.0% Admissionist · Adm — 22.0% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1822 · Senate seat 1 Republican — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 Republican · Rep — 32.1% National · Nat — 31.4% Admissionist · Adm — 29.8% Tory · Tory — 6.7%1826 · Senate seat 1 Republican — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 39.2% Whig · Whig — 32.0% Radical · Rad — 24.4% Tory · Tory — 4.4%1830 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 Radical · Rad — 41.6% National · Nat — 33.2% Whig · Whig — 22.7% Tory · Tory — 2.5%1834 · Senate seat 1 Radical — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 60.4% National · Nat — 39.6%1838 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 57.1% National · Nat — 42.9%1842 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 72.9% National · Nat — 27.1%1846 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 67.5% National · Nat — 32.5%1850 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 65.7% National · Nat — 34.3% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1854 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 54.3% National · Nat — 45.7% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1858 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 100.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1862 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union — seceded 1861Senate · seat 2NatLib1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 36.0% Republican · Rep — 33.5% National · Nat — 26.4% Tory · Tory — 4.1%1820 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 38.7% Admissionist · Adm — 31.2% Republican · Rep — 22.6% Tory · Tory — 7.5%1824 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 40.6% Admissionist · Adm — 34.3% Republican · Rep — 21.9% Tory · Tory — 3.2%1828 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 38.1% Radical · Rad — 34.7% Whig · Whig — 22.1% Tory · Tory — 5.1%1832 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 Radical · Rad — 40.9% Whig · Whig — 31.8% National · Nat — 27.4% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1836 · Senate seat 2 Radical — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 62.5% National · Nat — 37.5%1840 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 65.6% National · Nat — 34.4%1844 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 69.1% National · Nat — 30.9%1848 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 63.0% National · Nat — 37.0%1852 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 69.5% National · Nat — 30.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1856 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 100.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1860 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union — seceded 1861House delegationLib1816 · House Republican — 4 seats · 44% Admissionist — 3 seats · 33% Roundhead Federalist — 2 seats · 22%1818 · House Admissionist — 4 seats · 44% Republican — 3 seats · 33% National — 2 seats · 22%1820 · House Republican — 4 seats · 44% National — 3 seats · 33% Admissionist — 2 seats · 22%1822 · House Admissionist — 4 seats · 36% National — 4 seats · 36% Republican — 2 seats · 18% Tory — 1 seat · 9%1824 · House Republican — 4 seats · 36% Admissionist — 3 seats · 27% National — 3 seats · 27% Tory — 1 seat · 9%1826 · House National — 5 seats · 45% Admissionist — 4 seats · 36% Republican — 2 seats · 18%1828 · House Whig — 4 seats · 36% National — 4 seats · 36% Radical — 3 seats · 27%1830 · House Radical — 4 seats · 36% National — 4 seats · 36% Whig — 2 seats · 18% Tory — 1 seat · 9%1832 · House Radical — 5 seats · 42% National — 4 seats · 33% Whig — 3 seats · 25%1834 · House Radical — 5 seats · 42% Whig — 4 seats · 33% National — 3 seats · 25%1836 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 58% National — 5 seats · 42%1838 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 67% National — 4 seats · 33%1840 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 58% National — 5 seats · 42%1842 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 67% National — 4 seats · 33%1844 · House Liberal — 9 seats · 75% National — 3 seats · 25%1846 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 67% National — 4 seats · 33%1848 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 67% National — 4 seats · 33%1850 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 67% National — 4 seats · 33%1852 · House Liberal — 7 seats · 64% National — 4 seats · 36%1854 · House Liberal — 8 seats · 73% National — 3 seats · 27%1856 · House Liberal — 6 seats · 55% National — 5 seats · 45%1858 · House National — 9 seats · 100%1860 · House National — 9 seats · 100%1862 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · House Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · House Outside the Union — seceded 1861State legislatureLib1816 · Legislature Republican — 10 seats · 40% Admissionist — 8 seats · 32% Roundhead Federalist — 7 seats · 28%1818 · Legislature Admissionist — 9 seats · 36% Republican — 8 seats · 32% National — 7 seats · 28% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1820 · Legislature Republican — 12 seats · 48% National — 7 seats · 28% Admissionist — 6 seats · 24%1822 · Legislature National — 9 seats · 36% Admissionist — 8 seats · 32% Republican — 6 seats · 24% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1824 · Legislature Republican — 8 seats · 32% National — 8 seats · 32% Admissionist — 7 seats · 28% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1826 · Legislature National — 10 seats · 40% Admissionist — 9 seats · 36% Republican — 5 seats · 20% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1828 · Legislature National — 10 seats · 40% Whig — 8 seats · 32% Radical — 6 seats · 24% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1830 · Legislature National — 10 seats · 40% Radical — 9 seats · 36% Whig — 6 seats · 24%1832 · Legislature Radical — 10 seats · 40% National — 8 seats · 32% Whig — 6 seats · 24% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1834 · Legislature Radical — 10 seats · 40% Whig — 8 seats · 32% National — 7 seats · 28%1836 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1838 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1840 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1842 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1844 · Legislature Liberal — 18 seats · 72% National — 7 seats · 28%1846 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1848 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1850 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1852 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1854 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1856 · Legislature Liberal — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1858 · Legislature National — 25 seats · 100%1860 · Legislature National — 25 seats · 100%1862 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611864 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611866 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 18611868 · Legislature Outside the Union — seceded 1861

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

  • Radical (Rad)
  • Admissionist (Adm)
  • Liberal (Lib)
  • Whig (Whig)
  • Republican (Rep)
  • Union Conservative (UC)
  • National (Nat)
  • Roundhead Federalist (RH)
  • Tory (Tory)
  • Southern National (SN)

Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.

Seceded in 1861; no Union offices were contested here in between.

The 1862 Confederation races appear in their administration blocs, coloured by the emblem each ran under.