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Dorchester County, South Carolina presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Dorchester County by 14.6 points, out of 77,764 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+25.420002004: R+27.220042008: R+15.520082012: R+16.020122016: R+17.520162020: R+10.420202024: R+14.62024
Dorchester County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP43,83956.4%
Kamala Harris DEM32,48941.8%
All other candidates1,4361.8%
Total77,764

Dorchester County was R+14.6 against R+17.9 statewide, 3.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP41,91354.2%
Joseph R. Biden DEM33,82443.8%
All other candidates1,5412.0%
Total77,278

Dorchester County was R+10.4 against R+11.7 statewide, 1.3 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP34,98755.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM24,05538.4%
All other candidates3,5255.6%
Total62,567

Dorchester County was R+17.5 against R+14.3 statewide, 3.2 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

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Mitt Romney REP32,53157.2%
Barack Obama DEM23,44541.2%
All other candidates8791.5%
Total56,855

Dorchester County was R+16.0 against R+10.5 statewide, 5.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP29,92957.1%
Barack Obama DEM21,80641.6%
All other candidates6701.3%
Total52,405

Dorchester County was R+15.5 against R+9.0 statewide, 6.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP26,00662.9%
John Kerry DEM14,73335.7%
All other candidates5781.4%
Total41,317

Dorchester County was R+27.2 against R+17.1 statewide, 10.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP20,73461.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM12,16836.2%
All other candidates7392.2%
Total33,641

Dorchester County was R+25.4 against R+15.9 statewide, 9.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Dorchester County, South Carolina in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Dorchester County by 14.6 points, out of 77,764 votes counted for president.

Is Dorchester County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 14.6 points; 2020: Republican by 10.4 points; 2016: Republican by 17.5 points; 2012: Republican by 16.0 points; 2008: Republican by 15.5 points; 2004: Republican by 27.2 points; 2000: Republican by 25.4 points.

How does Dorchester County vote compared with the rest of South Carolina?

In 2024 it was 3.3 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 14.6 points against Republican by 17.9 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data