Voter Turnout Low in St. Andrews

Voter turnout for precincts in the St. Andrews area was lower than voter turnout for Richland County and the state, but that's no surprise, said Gary Baum, deputy director of the Richland County Elections office. 

"Based on past turnout, we weren't expecting a big turnout for the St. Andrews area," Baum said. 

The 11 precincts in the area had between three and 12 percent turnout, according to data from the S.C. State Election Commission. 

Richland County had voter turnout of about 15 percent, Baum said. Turnout in the 2008 primary was also about 15 percent, he said. 

Most counties in the state had voter turnout between 30 and 40 percent — .

Richland County was one of the three counties Mitt Romney won in the state, with 37.6 percent of the vote. Newt Gingrich won the other 43 counties, .

St. Andrews voters also favored Gingrich. In the 11 St. Andrews-area precincts, Gingrich won slightly more votes than Romney. 

Ron Paul won the third largest number of votes in the St. Andrews area, winning the most votes in one precinct: the Walden precinct. Paul also came in third statewide. 

The table below lists voter turnout and candidates with the most votes for each of the 11 St. Andrews precincts.