South-Carolina
How the Grand Strand & Pee Dee voted in the South Carolina GOP Primary
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – Data from the South Carolina Election Commission provides a glimpse of how the WMBF News viewing area voted in the South Carolina Republican Primary.
Horry County saw the second-highest number of votes statewide, with just over 70,000 ballots cast between early and in-person voting. That accounted for just over 28% of the county’s registered voters, which was also among the top of the list in terms of voter turnout. Statewide, numbers show nearly 25% of the state’s total electorate voted in the primary.
Donald Trump, who won the primary, also won in every single county within the WMBF News viewing area. The former president captured at least 70% of the vote in all Pee Dee counties, occasionally even eclipsing the 80% mark.
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley’s strongest showing was in Georgetown County, where she got just over 42% of the vote.
The Associated Press declared Trump the winner minutes after polls closed on Saturday.
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