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Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president's birth state is in dispute; North and South Carolina (British colonies at the time) both lay claim to Andrew Jackson, who was born in 1767 in the Waxhaw region along their common border.
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution , the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . [ 3 ]
Since its admission to statehood in 1788, South Carolina has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864 during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
This is the electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who served as the 32nd president of the United States (1933–1945) and the 44th governor of New York (1929–1932). A member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt was first elected to the New York State Senate in 1910, representing the 26th district.
James Francis Byrnes (US: / ˈ b ɜːr n z / BURNZ; May 2, 1882 – April 9, 1972) was an American judge and politician from South Carolina.A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. Congress and on the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in the executive branch, most prominently as the 49th U.S. Secretary of State under President Harry S. Truman.
With Roosevelt winning 98.57% of the vote, this was the most emphatic win for any presidential candidate against another in any state in American history. South Carolina voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over Republican Party candidate incumbent Governor of Kansas Alf Landon.
The 1944 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. For six decades South Carolina had been a one-party state dominated by the Democratic Party.
1932 United States presidential election in South Carolina [1] Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Count % Count % Democratic: Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York: John Nance Garner of Texas: 102,347: 98.03%: 8: 100.00%: Republican: Herbert Hoover of California: Charles Curtis of Kansas: 1,978 1.89% 0 0.00% Socialist ...