Unaffiliated / other: 17.0% in 2022; 8.9% in 2026, a change of -8.1 points.
South Carolina’s unaffiliated share nearly halved. Classification changes may affect the apparent party shift; this is not a clean measure of persuasion.
Source: Carmena’s Overton analysis. Statewide party shares via NBC News/TargetSmart. Caveat: October 31, 2026 versus November 5, 2022. 2022 shares are rounded; party may be modelled. No comparable voting-history split. Shares are not candidate votes. South Carolina’s unaffiliated share nearly halved; classification changes may affect the comparison.
