Red/Blue Switcharoo: Dixie Dems Disappear while Reps Rise

by Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Jul 19, 2013 | Views: 151 | Score: 0

	South	Mid-Atlantic	Pacific Coast	Midwest	New England
1925	97.1	26.4	19	16.7	12.5
1937	98	68	80	72.2	44.8
1949	98.1	48.4	36.4	43.7	39.3
1961	93.4	48.9	51.2	40.7	50
1973	68.2	53.8	58.9	37.6	60
1979	71.4	63.8	66.1	55.3	72
1987	66.4	56.9	59	57.5	62.5
1995	48.8	50	49.3	43.2	60.9
2005	37.4	54.8	63.8	40.6	72.7
2009	45	74.2	65.7	56.5	100
2013	29	60.3	70.4	38.4	100

Percentage of Democratic US Representatives from Region

Strength of Democratic Party in US House

Sources: brookings.edu

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Anthony Sibley (AJ) on Jul 19, 2013 7:14 PM said:

New England = Republican Stronghold. South = Democratic Dominion. These associations are so contrary to our modern-day perspectives, but not 80 years ago, they were age-old truths. With the liberalization of the Democratic party in the 60s, namely, its civil rights advocacy, the South, and later, Midwest, became quickly disillusioned with their Democrats. Meanwhile, the rest warmed up to them.