# Henry McMaster

Henry McMaster is the Republican governor of South Carolina.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of South Carolina
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-SC-henry-mcmaster (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

46% of McMaster’s statements claim credit, 1.6 times the Republican governor average of 29%.

## What McMaster says (Current term)

445 classified statements: 445 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McMaster | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.9% | 18 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 5.2% | 4.4% | 9 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 65.8% | 40.0% | 3 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 46.1% | 29.0% | 1 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.7% | 12 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 16% (Republican governors 18%); Emergency Management 14% (Republican governors 4.8%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (Republican governors 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.5% (Republican governors 4.6%); Health 7.5% (Republican governors 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.91 (standard error 0.06), from 9,562 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2114843434057904534
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2112293995158360239
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2111169892560879881
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2110767920754176020
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2110469186321629527
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2108639600885305346
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2108684303953699144
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2108229166814363783
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2107507827497693435
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/henrymcmaster/status/2105396357389234459

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.sc.gov
- X: https://x.com/henrymcmaster

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-SC-henry-mcmaster