South Carolina and the Electoral College

South Carolina’s delegation to the Constitutional Convention voted against the final version of the Electoral College, one of only two state delegations to do so.

Remixed from source and own work. Graphic based on 1976 Electoral College results.

When we look at South Carolina’s history, there is very little reason to think those delegates voted against South Carolina’s interests in opposing an Electoral College. Unlike New York, South Carolina usually has not been a…