Feb 29, 2020 - Politics & Policy

In photos: South Carolina casts its vote for the Democratic nominee

Orion Rummler

In this image, Pete Buttigieg wears a white dress shirt and reaches for a crowd of supporters — Former Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg greets supporters on Feb. 28. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

The first southern U.S. state is picking a 2020 Democratic presidential nominee on Saturday, as South Carolina voters line up at polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.

Why it matters, via Axios' Fadel Allassan: 61% of South Carolina's Democrats are black, and Saturday's primary is the first major test of African-American support for the candidates.

In this image, Pete laughs with a woman. — Pete Buttigieg attends a canvass kick-off event in Columbia, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Reuters/Eric Thayer

People walk past a polling station on February 29 in Charleston, S.C. — People walk past a polling station on Feb. 29 in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

In this image, people vote — A woman checks in with a poll worker before joining other voters at Mary Ford Elementary School in North Charleston, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images

In this image, a man and a woman sit in bleachers in a stadium — A campaign event for former Vice President Joe Biden at Wofford University on Feb. 28. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

In this image, a man and a woman hold hands. — A couple watch President Trump in an overflow lot during his Feb. 28 Keep America Great rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images

In this image, a man stands outside a door. — A voter exits a polling station at Mary Ford Elementary School in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images

In this image, two women hand papers to another woman sitting at a table — Voters on Feb. 29 in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

In this image, voting booths are set up on plastic tables in a fire engine parking garage — Voters on Feb. 29 in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

In this image, a woman votes while her son stands nearby — A voter at the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority in Charleston, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images

In this image, voters stand in front of formica tables — Voters at the Charleston County Housing and Redevelopment Authority in Charleston, South Carolina on Feb. 29. Photo: Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images

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