Sanders has garnered 34 delegates and emerged as the clear front-runner after winning the popular vote in the first three Democratic presidential primary contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg slipped to third place in Saturday's Nevada caucuses, but he remains in second place in terms of delegates with 24 standing behind his campaign.
Biden, who has repeatedly stated that South Carolina is where he will turn around his campaign in an appeal to black voters,. The former vice president has 28 percent of support from South Carolina Democrats, Sanders is in second with 23 percent, and Tom Steyer is in third with 18 percent. Meanwhile, Warren comes in fourth place among South Carolina voters, and Buttigieg rounds out the top five with 10 percent of support in the southern state.
Biden's support among African-American voters in South Carolina, who make up a large majority of the state's Democratic primary electorate, has fallen double digits since the fall. In November, Biden held the support of 54 percent of black voters compared to 35 percent today, a 19-point drop. In that same time period, Tom Steyer skyrocketed from only 2 percent support from black voters to 24 percent. Sanders is just behind Steyer with 23 percent support from African-American voters.
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