The 1892 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term, over Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won the state by a landslide margin of 58.60%.

The three counties that voted Republican were all majority black. This was the last election before the disfranchising 1895 state constitutional convention.

Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Grover Cleveland C. C. Tracy54,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Isaac H. McCalla54,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland T. S. Williams54,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Lewis P. Walker54,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland J. Steele Brice54,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Lawrence W. Nettles54,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Joseph H. Hart54,698 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland J. William Stokes54,692 Democratic Party Grover Cleveland Ernest Gary54,680 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Bruce H. Williams13,384 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison James Powell13,384 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Joseph W. Morris13,384 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Lawson D. Melton13,384 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison William E. Boykin13,384 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Matthew M. Monzon13,384 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison Joseph W. Collins13,384 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison John R. Talbert13,345 Republican Party Benjamin Harrison William D. Crum13,335 People's Party James B. Weaver William H. Duncan2,410 People's Party James B. Weaver White A. Hamilton2,410 People's Party James B. Weaver Robert B. Ligon2,410 People's Party James B. Weaver William W. McElwee2,410 People's Party James B. Weaver Julius J. Lane2,410 People's Party James B. Weaver Burkett H. Taylor2,410 People's Party James B. Weaver Joseph L. Keitt2,407 People's Party James B. Weaver J. Waddell Bowden2,407 People's Party James B. Weaver Philip R. Rawl2,407Votes cast 70,492

Results by county County Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican James Baird WeaverPeople's Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Abbeville 2,359 94.44% 138 5.52% 1 0.04% 2,221 88.91% 2,498 Aiken 1,802 79.45% 396 17.46% 70 3.09% 1,406 61.99% 2,268 Anderson 2,248 86.96% 193 7.47% 144 5.57% 2,055 79.50% 2,585 Barnwell 2,137 78.39% 549 20.14% 40 1.47% 1,588 58.25% 2,726 Beaufort 175 39.50% 268 60.50% 0 0.00% -93 -20.99% 443 Berkeley 1,037 46.32% 1,171 52.30% 31 1.38% -134 -5.98% 2,239 Charleston 1,564 78.40% 430 21.55% 1 0.05% 1,134 56.84% 1,995 Chester 1,508 79.45% 383 20.18% 7 0.37% 1,125 59.27% 1,898 Chesterfield 1,494 78.63% 382 20.11% 24 1.26% 1,112 58.53% 1,900 Clarendon 2,192 85.76% 364 14.24% 0 0.00% 1,828 71.52% 2,556 Colleton 1,312 73.54% 472 26.46% 0 0.00% 840 47.09% 1,784 Darlington 1,810 93.49% 102 5.27% 24 1.24% 1,708 88.22% 1,936 Edgefield 2,679 95.51% 26 0.93% 100 3.57% 2,579 91.94% 2,805 Fairfield 1,041 80.76% 243 18.85% 5 0.39% 798 61.91% 1,289 Florence 1,609 84.60% 293 15.40% 0 0.00% 1,316 69.19% 1,902 Georgetown 552 38.31% 888 61.62% 1 0.07% -336 -23.32% 1,441 Greenville 3,026 82.09% 600 16.28% 60 1.63% 2,426 65.82% 3,686 Hampton 1,097 81.20% 254 18.80% 0 0.00% 843 62.40% 1,351 Kershaw 1,107 75.15% 358 24.30% 8 0.54% 749 50.85% 1,473 Lancaster 1,744 69.98% 624 25.04% 124 4.98% 1,120 44.94% 2,492 Laurens 1,772 90.64% 173 8.85% 10 0.51% 1,599 81.79% 1,955 Lexington 1,287 80.39% 71 4.43% 243 15.18% 1,044 65.21% 1,601 Marion 1,737 73.57% 466 19.74% 158 6.69% 1,271 53.83% 2,361 Marlboro 1,004 69.87% 262 18.23% 171 11.90% 742 51.64% 1,437 Newberry 1,534 81.21% 293 15.51% 62 3.28% 1,241 65.70% 1,889 Oconee 909 58.38% 220 14.13% 428 27.49% 481 30.89% 1,557 Orangeburg 2,792 76.77% 838 23.04% 7 0.19% 1,954 53.73% 3,637 Pickens 603 50.42% 129 10.79% 464 38.80% 139 11.62% 1,196 Richland 788 84.37% 146 15.63% 0 0.00% 642 68.74% 934 Spartanburg 3,515 83.79% 551 13.13% 129 3.08% 2,964 70.66% 4,195 Sumter 1,535 70.35% 639 29.29% 8 0.37% 896 41.06% 2,182 Union 1,339 76.47% 356 20.33% 56 3.20% 983 56.14% 1,751 Williamsburg 1,178 59.02% 787 39.43% 31 1.55% 391 19.59% 1,996 York 2,212 87.29% 319 12.59% 3 0.12% 1,893 74.70% 2,534HorryN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ATotals54,69877.59%13,38418.99%2,4103.42%41,31458.60%70,492

See also United States presidential elections in South Carolina

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