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« on: October 13, 2006, 12:37:51 PM » |
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Memphis, this likely doesn't answer your question, but it could have something to do with 1960 being the last election in which the south could truly be considered to be the Democratic "Solid South," in particular the deep south.
When one compares the popular vote percentages 1952, 1956, 1960, it follows the same pattern for Georgia. Georgia is the most solid deep south state for the Democrats, so it could be part of a continuing voting trend and voting pattern carried on in election after election.
1952
AL D-65 R-35
AR D-56 R-44
GA D-70 R-30
LA D-53 R-47
MS D-60 R-40
SC D-51 R-49
1956
AL D-56 R-39 Others-5
AR D-52 R-46
GA D-66 R-33
LA D-40 R-53 Others-7
MS D-58 R-24 Others-18
SC D-45 R-25 Others-30
1960
AL-D-56 R-42
AR D-50 R-43 Others-7
GA D-63 R-37
LA D-50 R-29 Others-21
MS D-36 R-25 Others-39
SC D-51 R-49
Even in 1948 when States Rights candidate Strom Thurmond won convincing victories in 4 deep south states, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina, Georgia, along with Arkansas, remained loyal to the Democrats. In 1948, Georgia gave 61% of it's votes to the Democrat, bucking the trend in most of the rest of the deep south.
So voting patterns in Georgia for election after election could have a great deal to do with why Georgia was still solid, even more solid than other deep south states, for the Democrats in 1960.
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