George Wallace strength by county

[cpeeks]

In 1972 Wallace had moved away from the race issues, his strength was from labor and populist message.

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why'd he do so well in Ohio? that's the oddest one to me.

The blue collar labor force I'd imagine.

[phk]

Wallace supporters were the types of people that you'd call "Reagan Democrats".

[cpeeks]

Of course theres a book about him that basically says that wallace paved the way for the reagan revolution.

[Sam Spade]

In the NE, Wallace's support was almost uniformly in the working-class suburbs and the huge issue there was forced busing (an issue which he exploited btw).

Of course, his support in rural Ohio had little to do with that, rather with other "things."

[JoeyJoeJoe]

In Ohio, there was also a remnant pool of yellow dog Dems in what is currently the 8th district; they voted for Wallace, and the 8th gave Wallace his best showing in Ohio.

Wallace's best Congressional district was the Alabama 2nd, sensibly enough.

[rbt48]

In Ohio, there was also a remnant pool of yellow dog Dems in what is currently the 8th district; they voted for Wallace, and the 8th gave Wallace his best showing in Ohio.

Wallace's best Congressional district was the Alabama 2nd, sensibly enough.

Back when I was in college in the late 1960s, there was a KKK billboard in southwest Ohio along Interstate 71.  I think that was reflective of the sentiments that were supportive of Wallace's strength in Ohio. 

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Some sad bastard did a better map three years ago...



It's interesting to speculate how well Wallace would have done in certain areas had the Democrats not run a candidate with an unusually strong pull in 'traditional' working class areas and the newer blue collar 'burbs.

[#CriminalizeSobriety]

It's interesting to speculate how well Wallace would have done in certain areas had the Democrats not run a candidate with an unusually strong pull in 'traditional' working class areas and the newer blue collar 'burbs.

Eugene McCarthy?

[ilikeverin]

Some sad bastard did a better map three years ago...



It's interesting to speculate how well Wallace would have done in certain areas had the Democrats not run a candidate with an unusually strong pull in 'traditional' working class areas and the newer blue collar 'burbs.

It's interesting to note when Wallace trends stop at state borders; look at the Nebraska/Iowa and Missouri/Illinois borders, for instance.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Some sad bastard did a better map three years ago...



It's interesting to speculate how well Wallace would have done in certain areas had the Democrats not run a candidate with an unusually strong pull in 'traditional' working class areas and the newer blue collar 'burbs.

It's interesting to note when Wallace trends stop at state borders; look at the Nebraska/Iowa and Missouri/Illinois borders, for instance.

yes, and WV is once again split from VA. you can see Appalachia run into the South less Wallace-friendly than the surrounding areas.

[phk]

Does anybody have a data set for average and/or median income by county and % white to see the correlation?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Does anybody have a data set for average and/or median income by county and % white to see the correlation?

Probably wouldn't be worth the bother. Class was obviously a factor in the 'North', but the main patterns are clearly cultural in origin, meaning that the results would be bound to be misleading.