When did the South had the most influence over US?

[LastVoter]

Well what do you guys think? I mean culturally, politically, and economically, same as the thread about the most powerful man in the world currently. Seems to me it's most of 2000's considering Bush's unchecked power, and more Americans than normal espousing disenfranchisement and obedience due to terrorism fears. Also the growth of the sunbelt regions that will soon become very obsolete with rising gas prices.

[All Along The Watchtower]

The 1990s Republican-controlled Congress led by Southerners like Newt Gingrich (for all intents and purposes), Dick Armey, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, etc., as well as the Administration of two Southern Democrats (though neither were really typical "Southern Democrats"), all demonstrated the power of the "New South" in terms of its politicians at the national level.

The  Sun Belt grew more in the 1980s and 1990s than in the 2000s. I would argue that, for much of this period, right-wing policies were far more popular among the general public than they are today.

[minionofmidas]

1830s?

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Around the time of the Polk Presidency.

[Vosem]

Bizarrely enough, the two logical times are right before the Civil War and the 1990s, with an argument to be made for the early Wilson Administration.

[Donerail]

1990s, plus future decades (NC, VA, FL, GA, maybe SC or even TX as swing states would give massive influence in Presidential elections).

[Torie]

1776 to 1820.

[Napoleon]

2000-2005

[hopper]

Probably 1995-1998 when Gingrich was Speaker. 1995-2006 if you want to count when Delay was in Congress but TX is more of a Southwest State than it is an actual Deep South State. The South still has GOP influence in Leadership with Eric Cantor being House Majority Leader.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

1776 to 1820.

Yeah, that's kind of obvious.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

The Federalist and Democratic-Republican eras.

[Dereich]

1800-September 9th, 1850

[angus]

Articles of Confederation period (1781-86), as well of the rest of the late 18th and very early 19th C.  After about 1828ish, it starts to wane, as far as I remember from US History classes.

Of course, by sheer demographic shifts, it starts to rise again in the 1960s, and continues to rise every year since, but probably hasn't yet reached the level of prominence it had in the late 18th C.