Nikki Haley
GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley campaigns in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
  • In the more moderate Lowcountry, Republicans like Nikki Haley long appealed broadly to voters.
  • But as Haley battles Donald Trump in the GOP primary, his lead has held firm statewide.
  • The Lowcountry has seen significant population growth, and many new arrivals are pro-Trump.

As Nikki Haley stumps across South Carolina to win her home state's GOP presidential primary against former President Donald Trump on Saturday, she has campaigned heavily across the Lowcountry — the swath of the state's coastal region known for its picturesque landscape and its more moderate brand of Republicanism.