Why were Shelby and Rankin counties so Republican before the rest of AL & MS? (user search)
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  Why were Shelby and Rankin counties so Republican before the rest of AL & MS? (search mode)
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Junior Chimp
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« on: December 22, 2018, 01:39:56 PM »
In the 70s/80s/90s most of AL & MS, including almost all of the rural white counties were still willing to vote Democrat down ballot. However, Shelby and Rankin counties were solidly Republican even back in the 70s. I've read that this was due to economically conservative northern transplants, but is that really true? Or was it cultural/racial reasons?
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