George Washington Independent George Washington Independent The 1792 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place between November 2 and December 5, 1792, as part of the 1792 United States presidential election.

The state legislature chose 8 members of the Electoral College, each of whom, under the provisions of the Constitution prior to the passage of the Twelfth Amendment, cast two votes for President.

[1] The Federalist Party dominated South Carolina in the 1790s as it could count a number of prominent lowcountry planters among their ranks.

Many South Carolinians played important roles for the Federalist Party at the national level.

The Jeffersonian-Republicans, however, were rising in prominence, especially as Charles Pinckney and Pierce Butler, both of whom signed the Constitution for South Carolina, joined the rival party.