2026 results · South Carolina · South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Cody Simpson, the Republican, is elected South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Donald Trump carried South Carolina by 17.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 11.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cody SimpsonRepublican | 1,042,601 | 51.6% | |
| DeShawn BlandingDemocrat | 922,961 | 45.7% | |
| Michael SullensLibertarian | 38,468 | 1.9% | |
| Chris NelumsIndependent | 16,030 | 0.8% | |
| Write-in | 1,137 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:24 AM EST · 99% counted.
About 99% of the expected vote counted2,021,197 votes46 of 46 counties finishedCount last changed Nov 6, 6:25 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 6:29 PM ESTSource: South Carolina Election Commission
The map
Loading the map.
What moved most
Scroll through South Carolina, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 46 counties compared moved 11.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 79% as many votes as in 2024, from 95% in Jasper County to 71% in Cherokee County. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.40).
Spartanburg County moved most: R+33.6 for president in 2024, R+15.3 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Greenville County added 34,806 net votes for Blanding against the 2024 margin, 10% of the statewide change
Across the 46 counties compared, the margin moved by 335,655 votes toward Blanding: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Greenville County+34,806 Blanding
- Spartanburg County+34,090 Blanding
- Horry County+30,547 Blanding
- Lexington County+24,271 Blanding
- Anderson County+21,066 Blanding
- York County+20,624 Blanding
- Berkeley County+18,319 Blanding
- Aiken County+13,491 Blanding
3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Blanding this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Florence CountyR+8.0D+6.3
- Darlington CountyR+13.3D+1.5
- Dillon CountyR+10.8D+5.0
How the vote came in
Blanding did best among failsafe votes (D+32.6) and Simpson among Election Day votes(R+26.2).
- Early Voting1,027,070 votes, 51% of the countD+11.3
- Election Day948,057 votes, 47% of the countR+26.2
- Absentee By Mail42,587 votes, 2% of the countD+27.6
- Provisional1,568 votes, 0% of the countD+12.9
- Failsafe1,205 votes, 0% of the countD+32.6
- Failsafe Provisional710 votes, 0% of the countD+7.2
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
What the places that moved have in common
Each of South Carolina’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
South Carolina’s ballot
The seat that changed party
StatewideRepublicans won 7 of South Carolina's 8 statewide races; Democrats won 1.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 6–1, now R 5–2, counting the leaders in 2 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the South Carolina Election Commission. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.