South Carolina Democratic primary

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The South Carolina Democratic primary is a key early presidential nominating contest that often serves as a crucial test of candidates’ support among African American voters and within the broader Democratic Party coalition.

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instanceOf United States presidential primary election ⓘ
administeredBy South Carolina State Election Commission ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
campaignActivity extensive retail campaigning ⓘ
television and digital advertising in South Carolina media markets ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
debateLocation has hosted Democratic presidential primary debates in some cycles ⓘ
delegateAllocationMethod proportional representation with viability threshold ⓘ
delegateType pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention ⓘ
demographicImportance high proportion of African American Democratic voters ⓘ
determines allocation of Democratic National Convention delegates from South Carolina ⓘ
electoralContext one of the earliest primaries in the South ⓘ
electorate Democratic-leaning independents in South Carolina ⓘ
registered Democratic voters in South Carolina ⓘ
endorsementImportance high value placed on endorsements from South Carolina Democratic leaders ⓘ
firstHeld 1992 Democratic presidential primary cycle ⓘ
frequency every four years ⓘ
governingLaw South Carolina election law ⓘ
hasCharacteristic early-state primary in the presidential nominating calendar ⓘ
open primary or semi-open rules depending on year ⓘ
significant African American electorate ⓘ
hasReputationFor crucial test of candidates’ support among African American voters ⓘ
indicator of viability within the broader Democratic Party coalition ⓘ
influences campaign resource allocation in subsequent primaries ⓘ
candidate momentum in Democratic presidential race ⓘ
language English ⓘ
level state-level election ⓘ
locatedIn South Carolina ⓘ
mediaCoverageBy local South Carolina media outlets ⓘ
national U.S. news networks ⓘ
mediaRole major early indicator in national media coverage of Democratic nomination race ⓘ
monthTypicallyHeld February ⓘ
notableImpact revived Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign after early-state losses ⓘ
notableYear 2008 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
2016 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
2024 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
opposedBy South Carolina Republican primary ⓘ
organizedBy South Carolina Democratic Party ⓘ
partOf Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ
party Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor selection of Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States ⓘ
viabilityThreshold 15 percent of the vote at statewide or district level (typical Democratic rule) ⓘ
votingSystem plurality voting ⓘ
winner1992 Bill Clinton ⓘ
winner2004 John Edwards ⓘ
winner2008 Barack Obama ⓘ
winner2016 Hillary Clinton ⓘ
winner2020 Joe Biden ⓘ

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Democratic primaries → includes → South Carolina Democratic primary ⓘ
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2024 → hasPart → South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, 2024 ⓘ
linked to: South Carolina Democratic primary
New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008 → followedBy → South Carolina Democratic primary, 2008 ⓘ
linked to: South Carolina Democratic primary
South Carolina Democratic Party → subjectOf → South Carolina Democratic presidential primary ⓘ
linked to: South Carolina Democratic primary
United States presidential primaries in New Hampshire → followedBy → South Carolina presidential primaries ⓘ
linked to: South Carolina Democratic primary
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries → majorEvent → South Carolina Democratic primary ⓘ