Thread by @TheValuesVoter

So from 1876 through 1864, the Democratic Party won the majority of the 11 former Confederate states. 23 Presidential Elections in a row.

And since 1964, it's only won the majority of the former Confederate states once, in 1976.

https://twitter.com/TheValuesVoter/status/1407808233142640640

Obviously, the Democratic Party of today is quite left-leaning and most of the former CSA states are right-leaning ideologically.

But that doesn't exactly explain this change.

For 86 years, most of the former Confederate states voted for Democrats during Presidential elections. No matter who the Democrat was.

And then, like a light switch, after 1964, it just stopped. With one notable exception in 1976 when former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter ran.

The 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed before the 1964 Election.

The 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed the next year.

Other notable events occurred during this turbulent decade, the 1960s.

But this was a really abrupt change to a long, long pattern.

So, again, for the 23 elections between 1876 and 1964, the Democrats won the majority of former CSA states 23 times (100%).

But in the 14 elections that took place after 1964, the Democrats won the majority of former CSA states only once (7%).

And what fascinates me here is that the former CSA states have been loyal to one party or another in Presidential Elections.

First, intensely loyal to the Democratic Party.

And then, overnight, intensely loyal to the Republican Party.