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- ▪ the politically united southern states of America, traditionally regarded as giving unwavering electoral support to the Democratic Party
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Electoral support of the Southern United States for Democratic Party candidates from 1877 to 1964
The Solid South was the electoral voting bloc for the Democratic Party in the Southern United States between the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. During this period, the Democratic Party controlled southern state legislatures and most local, state and federal officeholders in the South were Democrats. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Southern Democrats ... Wikipedia
