Socialism in the U.S

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I posted this as part of a sorta preamble to a big what-if I'm working on, but I thought it might be an idea to post it over here as well...

I needed to find out where socialist and semi-socialist third parties in the late 19th/early 20th century were strongest so after a bit of research (bless the Congressional Biographical Whatsit) I came up with this...

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Weaver 1880:



1892 election (Populist Party in Green)



Debs 1912:



PA counties to give more than 10% to SPUSA candidates in Gubernatiorial or Senate elections: Lawrence, Northumberland, Luzerne, Carbon, Berks (which did so repeatedly), Mifflin

States to elect Greenback-Labor Congressmen: Vermont (1), Missouri (5), Indiana (1), Illinois (1), Iowa (3), North Carolina (1), Pennsylvania (1)

States to elect Populist Party Congressmen or Senators: Nebraska (7), North Carolina (6), Kansas (13), California (3), Colorado (2), Minnesota (2), Montana (1), Idaho (3), Alabama (2), South Dakota (2)

States to elect SPUSA Congressmen: Wisconsin (1), New York (1)

States to elect Union Labor Congressmen: Arkansas (1), Minnesota (1)

More of this soon

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Using the Bioguide (and a couple of other things) to try to work out where the districts that elected socialist/semi-socialist congressmen were...

Greenbackers

Vermont: Congressman based in Franklin county
Missouri: 1 Congressman based in Harrison county, 1 in Andrew county, 1 in Greene county, 1 in Moniteau county
Indiana: Congressman based in Marion county
Illinois: Congressman based in Edgar county
Iowa: 1 Congressman based in Polk county, 1 in Davis county (I think. I know he was based in Jasper county later on in his career...), 1 in Chickasaw county (I *think*).
North Carolina: Congressman based in New Hanover county
Pennsylvania: Congressman based in Center county

Populist Party

Nebraska: 1 Congressman based in Buffalo county, 1 in Custer county, 1 based in Cass county, 1 based in Webster county, 1 based in Lincoln county, 1 based in Hamilton county, 1 based in Nuckolls county
North Carolina: 1 Congressman based in Chatham county, 1 based in Sampson county, 1 based in Wake county (I think), 1 based in Catawba, 1 based in Pitt county, 1 based in Orange county
Kansas: 1 Congressman based in Lincoln county, 1 based in Seward county (I think), 1 uncertain (probably Butler county), 1 based in Geary county, 1 based in Leavenworth county, 1 based in Wilson county, 1 based in Phillips county, one based in Shawnee county, 1 based in Wyandotte county, 1 based in Crawford county, 1 based in Barber county, 1 based in Clay county
California: 1 Congressman based in San Luis Obispo county, 1 based in Ventura county, 1 based in Merced county
Colorado: 1 Congressman based in Montrose county, 1 based in Arapahoe county
Minnesota: 1 Congressman based in Ottertail county, 1 based in Stearns county
Montana: 1 Congressman based in Gallatin county
Idaho: 1 Congressman based in Bear Lake county, 1 based in either Blaine or Ada
Alabama: 1 Congressman based in Autauga county, 1 based in DeKalb county
South Dakota: 1 Congressman based in Moody county, 1 based in Meade county

SPUSA

Wisconsin: Congressman based in Milwaukee
New York: Congressman based in New York County (Lower East Side)

Union Labor

Minnesota: Congressman based in St Louis county
Arkansas: Congressman based in St Francis county

[Colin]

Very interesting Al. As always your knowledge and research abilities are astounding.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Very interesting Al. As always your knowledge and research abilities are astounding.

Thanks

[minionofmidas]

You should add...
American Labor - Congressman based in Harlem.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You should add...
American Labor - Congressman based in Harlem.

American Labor is a bit later than the time I'm looking at, but according to bioguide there were two American Labor Congressmen; Leo Isacson (1947-1948) and Vito Marcantonio (1939-1950). Marcantonio was also a  Republican congressman a few years earlier (1935-1937).

[minionofmidas]

I was thinking of Marcantonio. He occasionally received the Republican nomination during his time as an American Labor congressman as well. Seems like NYC Republicans in the late 40's preferred Joe Stalin's mates to Harry Truman's (American Labor was something of a front for the Communists.)

[bgwah]

that's an awesome site (where you got those maps)