Southern Republicans
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Southern Republicans are members and supporters of the Republican Party in the U.S. South, representing the region’s modern conservative political realignment that replaced the once-dominant Southern Democratic coalition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Republicans canonical | 2 |
| white Republicans | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Republican Party faction
ⓘ
political group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographicTrend |
growing influence among conservative religious voters in the South
ⓘ
increasing support among white Southern voters after 1960s ⓘ |
| electoralStrength |
strong in Southern gubernatorial offices
ⓘ
strong in Southern state legislatures ⓘ strong in presidential elections in the South since late 20th century ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | decline of the Solid South Democratic dominance ⓘ |
| growthPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Southern Democrats ⓘ |
| historicalRole | beneficiaries of Southern political realignment ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
fiscal conservatism ⓘ right-wing politics ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | religious right in the United States ⓘ |
| keyState |
Alabama
ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ Florida ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| linkedEvent |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
Southern Strategy ⓘ |
| linkedTrend | party realignment in the United States ⓘ |
| notableGrowthDecade |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Southern Democrats ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | center-right to right-wing ⓘ |
| positionOn |
deregulation
ⓘ
gun rights ⓘ limited federal government ⓘ lower taxes ⓘ restrictions on abortion ⓘ strong national defense ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| supportBase |
business-oriented conservatives in the South
ⓘ
suburban voters in the South ⓘ white evangelical Protestants in the South ⓘ |
| typicalStanceOn |
opposition to expansive federal civil rights enforcement in earlier decades
ⓘ
states' rights ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
white Republicans