The South

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When you hear the term "the South," which states come to mind? Not necessarily the geographic southern portion of the United States (that would include Hawaii, etc.), but the cultural South.

My map would be divided in to a number of tiers and look something like this:

>90 (MS, AL, GA) - These states are the literal core of the South, both geographically and culturally. You really can't have the South without them.

>80% (SC) - South Carolina basically meets all of the criteria set by the above tier, but there are a few rare instances in which it's considered not as Southern.

>70% (AR, LA, TN, NC) - These guys are still certified members of the club, just not in the inner circle. They're generally included in South-related matters, but there are a number of cases in which they can't be included in the core.

>60% (FL) - Though Florida isn't in the geographical Southern block, many of its cultural aspects are still comparable. It is much more influenced by urban areas/minorities than the core South, but it should still be included in any reasonable analysis.

>50% (TX, VA) - This is where it gets trickier. Both Texas and Virginia have a number of Southern aspects (especially from a historical perspective), but the influences of immigration and the DC metro have certainly taken their tolls upon them. They're borderline Southern.

>40% (OK, MO, KY, WV) - These guys could be considered part of the South in a number of situations, but they some of the key aspects needed to be fully included.

>30% (DC, MD, DE) - Definitely not Southern, but for some reason the US Census wants to think otherwise.

206 Electoral Votes total... how fitting.

If I had to group each of the states into a 'Yes' or 'No' column for overall Southerness, I think I would go with everything >60% and above. Sorry Texas and Virginia . One of y'all is a little bit too Western and the other a bit to Northern to make the team.

[Frodo]

Everything except Missouri, Maryland, DC, and Delaware. 

[ElectionsGuy]

Everything except Missouri, Maryland, DC, and Delaware. 

[Bigby]

Excluded Maryland, DC, Delaware, and Virginia.

[Intell]

Everything but Oklahoma.

[Mr. Smith]

All but Maryland, DC, and Delaware

[Crumpets]

All but Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, DC, Maryland, and Delaware. Oklahoma is questionable, but I say yes.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Indiana has a stronger claim on being Southern than Delaware, not that I'd include either in the South.

[VPH]

Parts of Missouri, Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma count for me.
MO-South of St. Louis along the river, Springfield/Branson region
TX-The part that borders Louisiana and Arkansas, ending east of Dallas and near the Mexican border
KS-Crawford, Labette, Cherokee, Neosho counties
OK-Little Dixie up to Northeast of Tulsa

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

Basically the states that seceded from the union.

[RFayette]

All the states above, but excluding NoVa, the DC suburbs, and New Castle County.

[tpfkaw]

Vermont, Outer Manchuria, Planet Neptune

[TDAS04]

All but Maryland, DC, and Delaware

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

All except MD, DE, and DC.

However, MO, KY and WV I would class as borderline Southern, while Texas is at the intersection of the South, Southwest and Plains. Oklahoma is part Southern (mainly towards Arkansas) and part Plains if you ask me.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Everything south of U.S. Route 30 east of the Rockies is "The South" to me, and thus should be avoided

[Bigby]

You know you're a hipster when Oregon and California are too Southern for your tastes.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

You know you're a hipster when Oregon and California are too Southern for your tastes.

Everything south of U.S. Route 30 east of the Rockies is

But in fairness, I am a Chicago Supremacist, so anything outside of this area is generally off my radar

[Zioneer]

Everything that was in the Confederacy minus the Southwest territories (parts of Arizona and New Mexico, I think?), or had a large percentage of people wanting to be in the Confederacy.

[Clark Kent]

I would say something like this:

[Rockefeller GOP]

All but Maryland, DC, and Delaware

[DavidB.]

All but DC, Delaware, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

All of North America that isn't part of Canada.

[Del Tachi]

MS, AL, GA, SC as the "Deep South"

[Crumpets]

This is basically how I think of it:

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Deep South
Outer South
Border States

EDIT: Added Kentucky to the border states, since it never formally seceded during the Civil War.

All of North America that isn't part of Canada.

What about Mexico and the Caribbean?