where in the south could an atheist get elected to congress?

[freepcrusher]

I'm not talking about a militant Richard Dawkins type but rather someone who states they are an atheist, but doesn't make a big deal about it.

Discuss with congressional district maps.

[Donerail]

Define 'the south'.

[CatoMinor]

Define 'the south'.

Thats the south for me anyways.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

NoVa, possibly a white South Florida district. That's about it.

[freepcrusher]

Define 'the south'.

11 confederate states

[Donerail]

KY-03, NC-04, TN-05. SoFlo & NoVA aren't the south. Maybe somewhere in TX too.

[Asian Nazi]

Austin, TX?

[publicunofficial]

Pretty much any of the city districts (Louisville, Washington, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis).

[Bacon King]

Pretty much any of the city districts (Louisville, Washington, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis).

^^^^^^

If GA-04 can elect a Buddhist, it can elect an atheist.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Right now, nowhere, but in 5-10 years, probably Austin, NoVa, and a few of the South Florida districts.

Pretty much any of the city districts (Louisville, Washington, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis).

^^^^^^

If GA-04 can elect a Buddhist, it can elect an atheist.

Atheism is way, way more stigmatized than Buddhism.

[7,052,770]

It would probably have to be a white Republican.  A black atheist Democrat would have trouble winning a primary.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

It would probably have to be a white Republican.  A black atheist Democrat would have trouble winning a primary.

So would a white atheist Republican.

[HoosierPoliticalJunkie]

It would probably have to be a white Republican.  A black atheist Democrat would have trouble winning a primary.

So would a white atheist Republican.

I think Sanford's district would take an atheist Republican if they were the most conservative on economics. 

[nolesfan2011]

Pretty much any of the city districts (Louisville, Washington, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis).

Yep anything "Urban", throw in Miami and the larger cities in Texas ie Houston and Austin too.

[Stranger in a strange land]

It would probably have to be a white Republican.  A black atheist Democrat would have trouble winning a primary.

You think an Atheist could get through a Republican Primary anywhere in the South? Or anywhere in the country for that matter?

[AmosNC]

Probably one or two in NC also in Florida.  One would have to be a Democrat, though.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

It would probably have to be a white Republican.  A black atheist Democrat would have trouble winning a primary.

So would a white atheist Republican.

I think Sanford's district would take an atheist Republican if they were the most conservative on economics. 

Nah. SC-1 isn't a good fit for any sort of religious fanatic, and let's face it, anyone who goes into politics openly trumpeting his atheism in this country must be a fanatic.

[old timey villain]

The 5th district of Georgia could probably elect an atheist today. That might not have been true 10 years due to the majority of working class African Americans who tend to be very religious. But now the district is younger, whiter and more liberal so I think it could happen.

[Smash255]

VA-8, VA-11 and the south Florida districts if you consider them the south.  Other than that Austin and NC-4, perhaps NC-12

[© tweed]

are we talking an AmazingAtheist, virulently anti-religious atheist or a wiser and more tame, implicit atheist who says a few nice platitudes here and there about religious legacy and spiritualism?  Michael Bennet comes to mind in the last case.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Bennet's not an atheist though.