Bill Clinton Democratic Bill Clinton Democratic The 1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election.

South Carolina was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 49.89% to 43.85% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 6.04%.

[2] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 5.6% of the popular vote.

Once a Democratic bastion with a tiny all-white electorate, the state has moved towards the Republicans after their party was taken over by conservatives and Southerners in the 1980s and 1990s.

As of the 2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Chesterfield, Georgetown, Abbeville, Lancaster, and Union.