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« on: September 29, 2006, 02:09:14 PM »

Why did he do so well in Georgia in 1960? He did even better than in his home state of Massachusetts. Every other Southern state was close, but Nixon got trounced here. Why was the race close in Atlanta, but very heavily slanted toward Kennedy in rural areas?
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« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2006, 01:56:56 PM »

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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2006, 12:37:51 PM »

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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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2006, 07:51:09 AM »

Like Winfield said, Georgia, together with Arkansas, was the most Democatic of the Southern states. This doesn't really mean anything in terms of right-left position, it was more of a party tradition thing, I think. This was actually true for a long time onwards. Clinton won Georgia as late as 1992 and after Coverdell's death Georgia had a Democratic Governor as well as two Democratic senators. It's really only since 2002 that Democratic support here collapsed, making Georgia one of the most Republican states in the South.
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2006, 08:28:11 AM »

The political changes in Georgia have been strongly linked to the demographic changes in Georgia.
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« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2007, 03:16:25 PM »

He may have energised the black vote more so in Georgia than in Alabama or Mississippi based on a call JFK made on behalf of Martin Luther King jr, who was jailed for a time in Georgia during a peaceful protest.  King sr said after the call, in which JFK voiced his concern for King's safety, "I'll deliver all the votes I can to the devil himself if can wipe the tears from my daughter in laws eyes"
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