I have been posting stats and facts about each state of the union for a while now and, I have to confess, I have done it for somewhat selfish reasons because I want a guide I can access when the 2012 election arrives. I want access to presidential voting history, which senators and representatives are up for reelection, and I want odds and answers at the tips of my fingers.
Each night that I post about a particular state may seem boring now, but it will be a handy tool on November 6, 2012, to compare history to the present.
Above are the flags of our nation. I have to say they look as odd as they do familiar. I am thirty-three years old and I admit there are quite a few I have never seen and would not have expected.
Here are some facts about the state of South Carolina:
Here is what happened one year ago on Day12.
Each night that I post about a particular state may seem boring now, but it will be a handy tool on November 6, 2012, to compare history to the present.
Above are the flags of our nation. I have to say they look as odd as they do familiar. I am thirty-three years old and I admit there are quite a few I have never seen and would not have expected.
Here are some facts about the state of South Carolina:
- South Carolina was the eighth state to join the union on May 23, 1788, one month before New Hampshire and one month after Maryland.
- Population, as of 2010, is 4,625,364.
- Senators are Jim DeMint (R) and Lindsey Graham (R).
- Representatives are Tim Scott (R), Addison Wilson (R), Jeff Duncan (R), Trey Gowdy (R), Mick Mulvaney (R) and James Clyburn (D).
- South Carolina has nine electoral votes. The state gained an electoral vote during the 2010 Census Reapportionment. Historically, South Carolina has voted almost exclusively blue from reconstruction through the early 1960s. The state has been red since, except for Jimmy Carter in 1976. In 2008, McCain defeated Obama 54% to 45%.
Here is what happened one year ago on Day12.
