Political party strength in South Carolina

The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Carolina:
 * Governor
 * Lieutenant Governor
 * Secretary of State
 * Attorney General
 * Treasurer
 * Comptroller General
 * Superintendent of Education
 * Adjutant General (no longer elected after 2014; appointed by governor beginning in 2019)
 * Commissioner of Agriculture

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
 * State Senate
 * State House of Representatives
 * State delegation to the U.S. Senate
 * State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives

Bold indicates present office holders.