re: #376 engineer dog

the democratic party remained the party of the south and of those in the north who wanted to run as outside reformers and friends of the urban working man, but the merger of populist and progressive movements with the democratic party didn’t take place until the election of 1896

If you want to see something interesting, check out the electoral map from the 1952 and 1956 elections.

A sea of red everywhere — except in the southeast.

Wikipedia - 1956 Election results