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LanceMcSteel
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« on: January 07, 2009, 01:17:50 AM »

Whites in the Northeast: 52-46 Obama

Whites in the Midwest: 51-47 McCain

Whites in the West: 49-48 Obama

Whites in the South: 68-30

Are white southerners still angry at Democrats letting blacks vote, or is the South just out of the political mainstream?

Please discuss, and do so without trolling or political hackery.
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LanceMcSteel
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2009, 01:42:48 AM »

Mmm, that's actually an interesting question.  While, of course, the margins are nothing compared to say, African-Americans.  But is there any racial or similar demographic that varies that much over regions?  Non-Southern vs. Southern Whites might be the biggest regional-racial gap.

Your regions may be too broad.  Did Wyoming Whites really vote any differently?  It may be a product of simply regional differences in philosophy, but it's more noticeable in the South where African-Americans provide such a distinct contrast.

It just seems interesting how the other 3 regions are politically balanced, while the South sticks out like a sore thumb from the rest of America. The reason is mostly due to racial polarization, but it is a still shocking result nonetheless. It may also be somewhat due to differing philosophies, but why is the South so shockingly different from the rest of America? Since the days of its peculiar institution of slavery, the South has always been a radically different from the rest of America.

If you want to get into smaller subsamples such as individual states, Louisiana whites voted 90-10 for McCain. matching the result Obama got from African Americans.
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LanceMcSteel
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« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 01:56:12 AM »

What region of the country has blacks most out of the mainstream? I'd guess its the midwest, especially Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. I read somewhere that 20%?! of blacks in Cincinnati were Republicans?

In any case to answer the question I think a lot of it has to do with OLDER white southerners being way out of the mainstream thereby skewing the results quite heavily. While younger white southerners still favor the GOP more than any other region, the contrast is not as extreme in their case.

Good point, the people chanting ''n go back to Africa'' when schools were desegregated are only in their 60's and form the core of the Republican base in the South.
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