U.S. political party realignments

The republican party was originally founded as a northern party opposed to the kansas-nebraska act. Lincoln was its first president, and during his election, his name did not appear in 10 of the southern states, I believe.


(Republican in blue), Democrats in Green and Orange

1920 Election:

As you can see, the republican party dominated the north

There were many elections where one party totally swept the country, such as Roosevelt and Nixon's elections. This one, in 1968, showed that Democrats won many northern states.


Republicans won most elections for a while, until the 90s.




2000




So what do you think caused the two parties to switch locations?


Edited by Imperator Invictus

..hmm, i bet California goes blue this year.

Since lincoln's time hasn't the party structure reversed where a republican issue in 1860 is now a democratic issue and vice-versa?

another reason is the south is usually a generation behind in industrial devlopment, so now industrial concerns are more an issure now and less so in the north which has moved to a more service economy.  Especially since agriculture became coportate dominated, therefore bringing the south into a more corporate place then the past.

the Democrats can't protect America and don't know how to rule the country.

 is that not true?

yes i live in the US, im a southerner

 As far as feeling safer under one president more than another,no why should i. Americans are just hated by these people. Under Clinton, the WTC was bombed in '93 hoping to bring it down , Americans at Khobar Towars killed,Oklahoma(who knows),'98 our embassies bombed, USS Cole bombed. Sept.11 happened right after Bush got in office and no more attacks on us.

Im not a Bushy, just being honest that i dont fall for scare tactics infact he might,no "must" be doing a good job on terrorism regardless if despised on his foreign policy.