Editing Pickens County, South Carolina (section)

===Politics===
Pickens County was one of the first areas of South Carolina to turn [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. It has gone Republican all but twice since 1952, and at all times since 1980. [[Jimmy Carter]]'s narrow loss in 1980 is the last time that a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] has won even 40 percent of the county's vote. Despite this, Democrats held most state and local offices well into the 1990s.

Since 2000, it has been the most Republican county in the state, with the GOP taking 70+ percent of the vote each time. In 2008, it was the only county in the state to give [[John McCain]] over 70% of the vote. 
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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|42,907|13,645|994|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|36,236|10,354|2,459|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|33,474|11,156|919|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|32,552|11,691|885|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|29,759|10,287|464|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|24,681|8,927|974|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|17,151|8,369|2,380|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|17,008|8,275|4,211|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|17,448|6,103|145|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|15,155|4,481|128|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|9,575|7,789|559|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|8,029|8,505|121|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|11,776|2,255|265|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,873|2,016|4,424|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|5,882|3,506|3|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,201|2,546|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,747|1,847|684|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,096|2,865|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|165|435|1,344|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|211|1,662|595|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|76|2,122|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|50|2,678|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|57|2,685|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|192|1,110|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|35|1,044|3|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|63|955|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|7|1,139|52|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|15|815|18|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|56|1,241|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|6|914|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|60|933|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|170|1,261|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|129|603|464|South Carolina}}