Rasheed Rankine Alex Bland GO-222 The Causes and Consequences of Interparty Competition in the Deep South: AL, GA, MS, SC  Rasheed Rankine Alex Bland GO-222

Overview of the Part History Period of Democratic dominance – Post-reconstruction to early 1994 Democrats started to lose ground to the G.O.P. in the post- civil rights era 1980 – Hard realignment across the U.S. impacts South significantly – G.O.P. expands its coalition

Southern Political Power

% of Senate, Assembly and Governor Controlled by Democratic Party

Democratic Control of the State Legislatures

Support for Democratic Presidential Candidate

Presidential Elections 1952- 1992 1960 1952 1964 1968 1980 1976 1992

G.O.P. Embrace of Conservative Southern Democrats

State vs. Citizen Liberalism

Republican Domination of The Deep South 2008

1980 Presidential Election- Hard Realignment Ronald Reagan Conservatism attracts Broad coalition –Southern Voters Decline of the Democratic Party and dominance of the G.O.P. There exists Factionalism in the Southern Republican Party (esp. South Carolina) Remaining Democrats generally vote with G.O.P. on important issues