The demographics of South Carolina's Democratic primary voters stand apart from the race's first three states, according to preliminary results from CNN's exit poll there today.
It is the first state with a majority black electorate to weigh in on the Democratic nomination fight. The racial composition of South Carolina's Democratic primary electorate has shifted slightly compared with 2016, and early exit polls indicate it is slightly less black and a bit more white than it was four years ago.View CNN's live coverage of the South Carolina primaryThat is most likely due to the state's open primary structure.
About 4 in 10 say they'd rather see a nominee who agrees with them on the issues, while a small majority say they want the party to nominate someone who can beat President Donald Trump. In each of the other states where caucuses or primaries were held so far, more than 6 in 10 said they preferred a nominee who could win.
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