Alabama and Mississippi 1928

[PragmaticPopulist]

1928 produced a lot of interesting results in the south due to anti-catholic bias. Here's a few maps to give you a visual. Here's Florida in 1924 (non-atlas colors):

This was pretty much the norm for Florida at the time, though migration from northeastern states had started to allow Republicans to make inroads into South Florida.

Now here's 1928:

Smith only won the places that had the most blacks, where he was seen as best for preserving white supremacy. Hoover made huge gains everywhere else, especially the western portion of the panhandle, which saw swings of over 100% for anti-catholic sentiment.