Democrat Southern (21):
Alabama - Hill* - Sparkman*
Arkansas - Fulbright* -McClellan*
Florida - Smathers* - Holland*
Georgia - Russell* - Tamladge*
LA - Ellender* - Long*
Miss - Stennis* - Eastland*
NC - Ervin* - Jordon
SC - Johnston*
SC - Thurmond*
Tenn - Gore - Walters
VA - Byrd* - Robertson*
W.V - Byrd
Republican Southern (1)
Texas - Tower (R)
Republican Northern (5)
Arz.- Goldwater
Iowa - Hickenlooper
NH - Cotton
NM - Meecham
Wym - Simpson
* = one of 18 Senators who voted against the 1957 Civil Rights Bill
Showing posts with label Southern Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern Politics. Show all posts
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Solid South - Voting for President
Excluding Florida, here's how the 10 former Confederate States voted in Presidential elections from 1880 to 1976:
1880-1948 - All Democratic every election except:
1920 - Tennessee for Harding.
1928 - 4 states for Hoover (Tenn, Texas, VA, NC)
1948 - 4 states for Dixiecrat Thurmond (Miss, Al, SC, LA)
1952-1964
1952- 7 states Stevenson, 3 for Ike (Va, Tenn, Texas)
1956- 6 states Stevenson, 4 for Ike (VA, Tenn, Texas LA)
1960- 7 states Kennedy, 1 Dixiecrat (Miss), 2 for Nixon (VA, Tenn)
1964- 5 states LBJ, 5 states Goldwater (SC/Miss/Al/LA/GA)
1968-1976
1968 - 1 state Humphrey (Texas), 6 states Wallace, 3 states Nixon (VA, NC, Tenn) Note Nixon got 13% of the vote in Miss and Alabama and 23%in LA - he came in 3rd in all three states.
1972 - All 10 states for Nixon
1976- Carter wins 9 of 10 states ( VA votes Ford)
Southern States voting Republican: 1880-1976
1880-1948 - All Democratic every election except:
1920 - Tennessee for Harding.
1928 - 4 states for Hoover (Tenn, Texas, VA, NC)
1948 - 4 states for Dixiecrat Thurmond (Miss, Al, SC, LA)
1952-1964
1952- 7 states Stevenson, 3 for Ike (Va, Tenn, Texas)
1956- 6 states Stevenson, 4 for Ike (VA, Tenn, Texas LA)
1960- 7 states Kennedy, 1 Dixiecrat (Miss), 2 for Nixon (VA, Tenn)
1964- 5 states LBJ, 5 states Goldwater (SC/Miss/Al/LA/GA)
1968-1976
1968 - 1 state Humphrey (Texas), 6 states Wallace, 3 states Nixon (VA, NC, Tenn) Note Nixon got 13% of the vote in Miss and Alabama and 23%in LA - he came in 3rd in all three states.
1972 - All 10 states for Nixon
1976- Carter wins 9 of 10 states ( VA votes Ford)
Southern States voting Republican: 1880-1976
- Tenn - 1920, 1928, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972
- Va - 1928, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1976
- Texas - 1928, 1952, 1956, 1972
- NC - 1928, 1968, 1972
- LA - 1956, 1964, 1972
- SC - 1964, 1972
- GA - 1964, 1972
- AL - 1964, 1972
- Miss - 1964, 1972
- Ark - 1972
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