Democrats Move South Carolina to First in Presidential Contest, Supplanting Iowa
- South Carolina supplants Iowa as party’s first primary state
- State was Biden’s preference, Representative Clyburn said
A polling station in Columbia, South Carolina, on Feb. 29, 2020.
Photographer: Sam Wolfe/Bloomberg
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Democrats voted Friday to move the South Carolina primary to the front of their presidential nominating calendar, displacing Iowa in a bid to involve more minority voters and move away from caucuses that some say disadvantage working-class voters.
In a meeting of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, the Rules and Bylaws panel approved a proposal that put South Carolina first, followed by New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan.