The electoral votes from South Carolina and the other states are
used to elect a President and Vice President every four years.
Whichever Presidential candidate gets the majority of
the electoral votes becomes the President.
South Carolina is given one electoral vote for each South Carolina congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
South Carolina Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
South Carolina has depends on how many Representatives South Carolina has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators South Carolina has does not change, but the number of
South Carolina congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, South Carolina has 2 Senators. Furthermore, South Carolina
currently has 7 congressional districts. Thus, South Carolina has a total of
9 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does South Carolina have?" is 9.
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