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In the south the Democratic party and in the north the Republican Party
Democratic.
White people in South those for slavery or states in the Confederacy.
blacks and whites who supported blacks (mainly)
The Republican Party. In general blacks voted for the Republicans, the "Party of Lincoln" until Franklin Roosevelt in 1932. Then blacks changed their allegiance to the Democratic Party, and have voted Democratic since.
White power and Democratic Party control
expected government jobs from their party's elected officeholders.
to reelect party officeholders and capture new seats.
to reelect party officeholders and capture new seats.
Party membership might fall because people are dissatisfied with the leaders. The situation might cause more split-ticket voting and greater voter interest in the activities of the opposing party.
Who started the Democratic Party? Who started the Democratic Party?
I would say Southern states nowadays are generally carried by the Republican party. However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries the South tended to vote for the Democrats, who were ideologically different than today's Democratic party.