Nate Cohn

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

For fun, here's a map of the 1916 election (still some missing data on cleaning this up, but good enough). WV even voted GOP in this election, the best Dem showing from the Civil War to 1932. The contours of the Solid South are clear enough https://t.co/GHSWInu0PT — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 11, 2021

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

One test is Civil War politics. For a century, post-civil war politics were defined by Civil War loyalties. WV is a state defined by its Civil War loyalty. As a consequence WV was not part of the solid South. It voted GOP in all but one election from 1896-1928, for ex. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 11, 2021

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As an aside, some people in my thread said that this was sufficient for WV not to be 'southern.' I don't think that's so obvious! As you can see, many parts of the South had union loyalties. They failed to breakaway, but if they did, I'd say an eastern TN would be Southern — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 11, 2021