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Early vote by county · South Carolina · Oct. 23, 2026

389,672 ballots cast in South Carolina

County leadD +30D +15D +5EvenR +5R +15R +30
389,672Ballots cast
Counts from state election offices via civicAPI, as of October 23. Party modeled by On Point Polling where a state reports none. Past years modeled on the same day before Election Day.onpointpolitics.us/maps/early-vote/south-carolina
Hover any county for its ballots. Below: where each side needs the early vote to be.

As of October 23, 2026, 389,672 ballots have been cast in South Carolina: 26,106 by mail and 363,566 in person. South Carolina does not publish the party of its early voters. See the South Carolina Senate forecast.

Early vote benchmarks

No statewide race to benchmark in South Carolina

South Carolina has no Senate or governor race in the On Point forecast, or the party model has not read its ballots yet, so there is no forecast to measure these ballots against.

How ballots came inRace forecast
Mail 26KIn person 364K
Of 2022 turnout22.7%
Pacen/a
Mail not back yet30K
Party registration, as reported

South Carolina does not report the party of its early voters.

Pace against past years
30 days20 days10 daysElection Day390K
202620242022

Every South Carolina county

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Early vote questions

How many people have voted early in South Carolina?

As of October 23, 2026, 389,672 ballots have been cast in South Carolina: 26,106 mail ballots returned and 363,566 cast in person. Voters have requested 56,413 mail ballots.

Does South Carolina report early votes by party?

No. South Carolina does not publish the party registration of early voters, so On Point Polling estimates the party mix from county results and voter demographics on the map above.

When is Election Day in South Carolina?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 11 days after the latest count. Check the South Carolina election office for early voting locations, hours and mail ballot deadlines.

Counts come from civicAPI, which collects them from state election offices. Each state reports on its own schedule and publishes different breakdowns, so a state with no party split simply does not publish one. Pace uses each state's published 2022 and 2024 early vote checkpoints.