---
title: "The South Carolina Democratic Primary in Black and White"
description: "The results in Saturday’s Democratic primary in South Carolina offer important evidence — if not yet answers — to three big questions in this campaign: Can Barack Obama solidify all segments of the black vote behind him? Can he be competitive among white voters, especially in the South? And can we trust pre-election polls in […]"
date: "2008-01-28"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2008/01/28/the-south-carolina-democratic-primary-in-black-and-white/"
categories:
  - "Black Americans"
  - "Election 2008"
  - "Politics & Policy"
  - "Race & Ethnicity"
  - "Race, Ethnicity & Politics"
  - "U.S. Elections & Voters"
  - "White Americans"
---

# The South Carolina Democratic Primary in Black and White

The results in Saturday's Democratic primary in South Carolina offer important evidence -- if not yet answers -- to three big questions in this campaign: Can Barack Obama solidify all segments of the black vote behind him? Can he be competitive among white voters, especially in the South? And can we trust pre-election polls in races that involve Obama?

[Read full analysis at Pewresearch.org](https://www.pewresearch.org/2008/01/28/the-south-carolina-democratic-primary-in-black-and-white/)