Solid South
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The Solid South refers to the long-standing historical pattern in which Southern U.S. states voted almost uniformly for the Democratic Party in national and local elections from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical political phenomenon
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voting bloc ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
American South
NERFINISHED
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Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Dixiecrats
NERFINISHED
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white Southern Democrats ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
electoral uniformity
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near-unanimous Democratic voting in Southern states ⓘ one-party dominance ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | modern Republican South ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declineCause |
Voting Rights Act of 1965
NERFINISHED
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civil rights movement ⓘ national Democratic Party support for civil rights legislation ⓘ party realignment toward Republican dominance in the South ⓘ |
| dominantParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSignificance |
provided reliable electoral votes to Democratic presidential candidates
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shaped national party platforms on race and civil rights ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Jim Crow laws
NERFINISHED
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disenfranchisement of African American voters ⓘ post-Reconstruction political realignment ⓘ racial segregation system ⓘ white Southern backlash to Reconstruction policies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deep South states
NERFINISHED
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Upper South states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableBreak |
1948 presidential election
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1964 presidential election ⓘ 1968 presidential election ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | conservative on racial issues ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
Jim Crow South
NERFINISHED
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Southern Strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ one-party system ⓘ party realignment in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Compromise of 1877
NERFINISHED
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Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ implementation of literacy tests ⓘ implementation of poll taxes ⓘ white primary system ⓘ |
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| supportedPartyInPresidentialElections | Democratic Party GENERATED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1877–1960s ⓘ |
| typicalElectionPattern |
Democratic dominance in U.S. House seats from the South
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Democratic dominance in U.S. Senate seats from the South ⓘ Democratic dominance in state legislatures ⓘ Democratic sweep of statewide offices ⓘ |
| usedAs |
historical term in U.S. political science
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shorthand for Democratic dominance in the South ⓘ |
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