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Title: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: A18 on August 17, 2005, 07:44:16 AM This county is a bit odd...
--1900-- Republican 451 Democrat 446 Other 0 --1904-- Democrat 728 Republican 0 Other 0 Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: Ebowed on August 17, 2005, 07:54:27 AM The vote total decreased by a pretty noticable margin; I'd guess it's something to do with blacks not being able to vote again by 1904. That doesn't explain the 250+ vote jump for the Democrat in 1904.
Georgetown, by the way, is the butt of many jokes, at least in lowcountry SC. Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: Virginian87 on August 17, 2005, 07:56:52 AM The vote total decreased by a pretty noticable margin; I'd guess it's something to do with blacks not being able to vote again by 1904. That doesn't explain the 250+ vote jump for the Democrat in 1904. That would make sense. Georgetown, by the way, is the butt of many jokes, at least in lowcountry SC. I thought it was a nice place with nice beaches. What's bad about it? Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: RBH on August 17, 2005, 11:49:51 PM Something strikes me as slightly fraudulent about the South Carolina elections. More than just the typical conditions of voting in that area.
South Carolina in general, 1892-1952 1892: 78-19 Dems 1896: 85-14 Dems 1900: 93-7 Dems 1904: 95-5 Dems 1908: 94-6 Dems 1912: 96-1-3 Dems 1916: 97-2 Dems 1920: 96-4 Dems 1924: 97-2 Dems 1928: 91-9 Dems 1932: 98-2 Dems 1936: 99-1 Dems 1940: 96-4 Dems 1944: 88-4 Dems 1948: 72-24-4 Strom 1952: 51-49 Dems Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: Sam Spade on August 18, 2005, 12:00:56 AM Something strikes me as slightly fraudulent about the South Carolina elections. More than just the typical conditions of voting in that area. South Carolina in general, 1892-1952 1892: 78-19 Dems 1896: 85-14 Dems 1900: 93-7 Dems 1904: 95-5 Dems 1908: 94-6 Dems 1912: 96-1-3 Dems 1916: 97-2 Dems 1920: 96-4 Dems 1924: 97-2 Dems 1928: 91-9 Dems 1932: 98-2 Dems 1936: 99-1 Dems 1940: 96-4 Dems 1944: 88-4 Dems 1948: 72-24-4 Strom 1952: 51-49 Dems That sounds about right for South Carolina, considering the fact that most black people couldn't vote during those times. They were hardcore Democrats: in 1948, hardcore Strom Thurmond supporters and then in 1952, like much of the South, lukewarm to Adlai Stevenson. Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: RBH on August 18, 2005, 12:11:48 AM If you want to get technical, I think Strom endorsed Eisenhower in 1952
Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: Sam Spade on August 18, 2005, 12:15:28 AM If you want to get technical, I think Strom endorsed Eisenhower in 1952 Also a good explanation. :) Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: Virginian87 on August 18, 2005, 08:00:15 AM They were hardcore Democrats. Yes, those were the days...except for the segregation and all. Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: skybridge on August 18, 2005, 08:58:37 AM Something strikes me as slightly fraudulent about the South Carolina elections. More than just the typical conditions of voting in that area. South Carolina in general, 1892-1952 1892: 78-19 Dems 1896: 85-14 Dems 1900: 93-7 Dems 1904: 95-5 Dems 1908: 94-6 Dems 1912: 96-1-3 Dems 1916: 97-2 Dems 1920: 96-4 Dems 1924: 97-2 Dems 1928: 91-9 Dems 1932: 98-2 Dems 1936: 99-1 Dems 1940: 96-4 Dems 1944: 88-4 Dems 1948: 72-24-4 Strom 1952: 51-49 Dems So what? It's still South Carolina. Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: minionofmidas on August 18, 2005, 10:36:45 AM Turnout. Look at the turnout. That's what, a 2% turnout in the 1920s?
Title: Re: Georgetown County, South Carolina Post by: True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자) on August 21, 2005, 10:18:46 PM When you know every single race is going to be won by whoever wins the Democratic nomination, there ain't exactly a lot of motivation to go vote in the general election, is there?
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