Socialism in the U.S

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I posted this as part of a sorta preamble to a big what-if I'm working on, but I thought it might be an idea to post it over here as well...

I needed to find out where socialist and semi-socialist third parties in the late 19th/early 20th century were strongest so after a bit of research (bless the Congressional Biographical Whatsit) I came up with this...

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Weaver 1880:



1892 election (Populist Party in Green)



Debs 1912:



PA counties to give more than 10% to SPUSA candidates in Gubernatiorial or Senate elections: Lawrence, Northumberland, Luzerne, Carbon, Berks (which did so repeatedly), Mifflin

States to elect Greenback-Labor Congressmen: Vermont (1), Missouri (5), Indiana (1), Illinois (1), Iowa (3), North Carolina (1), Pennsylvania (1)

States to elect Populist Party Congressmen or Senators: Nebraska (7), North Carolina (6), Kansas (13), California (3), Colorado (2), Minnesota (2), Montana (1), Idaho (3), Alabama (2), South Dakota (2)

States to elect SPUSA Congressmen: Wisconsin (1), New York (1)

States to elect Union Labor Congressmen: Arkansas (1), Minnesota (1)

More of this soon

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Using the Bioguide (and a couple of other things) to try to work out where the districts that elected socialist/semi-socialist congressmen were...

Greenbackers

Vermont: Congressman based in Franklin county
Missouri: 1 Congressman based in Harrison county, 1 in Andrew county, 1 in Greene county, 1 in Moniteau county
Indiana: Congressman based in Marion county
Illinois: Congressman based in Edgar county
Iowa: 1 Congressman based in Polk county, 1 in Davis county (I think. I know he was based in Jasper county later on in his career...), 1 in Chickasaw county (I *think*).
North Carolina: Congressman based in New Hanover county
Pennsylvania: Congressman based in Center county

Populist Party

Nebraska: 1 Congressman based in Buffalo county, 1 in Custer county, 1 based in Cass county, 1 based in Webster county, 1 based in Lincoln county, 1 based in Hamilton county, 1 based in Nuckolls county
North Carolina: 1 Congressman based in Chatham county, 1 based in Sampson county, 1 based in Wake county (I think), 1 based in Catawba, 1 based in Pitt county, 1 based in Orange county
Kansas: 1 Congressman based in Lincoln county, 1 based in Seward county (I think), 1 uncertain (probably Butler county), 1 based in Geary county, 1 based in Leavenworth county, 1 based in Wilson county, 1 based in Phillips county, one based in Shawnee county, 1 based in Wyandotte county, 1 based in Crawford county, 1 based in Barber county, 1 based in Clay county
California: 1 Congressman based in San Luis Obispo county, 1 based in Ventura county, 1 based in Merced county
Colorado: 1 Congressman based in Montrose county, 1 based in Arapahoe county
Minnesota: 1 Congressman based in Ottertail county, 1 based in Stearns county
Montana: 1 Congressman based in Gallatin county
Idaho: 1 Congressman based in Bear Lake county, 1 based in either Blaine or Ada
Alabama: 1 Congressman based in Autauga county, 1 based in DeKalb county
South Dakota: 1 Congressman based in Moody county, 1 based in Meade county

SPUSA

Wisconsin: Congressman based in Milwaukee
New York: Congressman based in New York County (Lower East Side)

Union Labor

Minnesota: Congressman based in St Louis county
Arkansas: Congressman based in St Francis county

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Very interesting Al. As always your knowledge and research abilities are astounding.

Thanks

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You should add...
American Labor - Congressman based in Harlem.

American Labor is a bit later than the time I'm looking at, but according to bioguide there were two American Labor Congressmen; Leo Isacson (1947-1948) and Vito Marcantonio (1939-1950). Marcantonio was also a  Republican congressman a few years earlier (1935-1937).