Why are Southern College Counties so Republican?

[walleye26]

Normally having large colleges in your county makes it quite a liberal place (Missoula, MT, Dane, WI, Monroe, IN, etc) but in the south you don’t see this as much. Places like Payne County OK (OSU), Lee County AL (Auburn), and Lafayette County MS (just to name a few high profile examples, but there are more) Dems can barely manage to crack 33% of the vote here. Granted, I know the south is more conservative, but this still seems quite low. Any information here?

[walleye26]

Have you met the people who attend state flagships in the South?

To answer your question, no.