Republican voting blocs

[soniquemd21921]

By most unrelentingly partisan I mean the highest percent of support for Republican candidates in any election all the time.

[ElectionsGuy]

I chose Flyover Types, but if you mean from the Midwest, you mean from the great plains right? The Eastern Midwest isn't all that republican. Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa are all "Fly-over" states but they're not what you would call "unrelentingly republican". Areas of states such as Kansas (Western), Oklahoma (Western), Texas (Northern, Western), Colorado (Eastern), The Dakotas (Western), Montana (Eastern), and Wyoming will all almost always go easily for republicans in any election since... well for a very long time. The only reason I didn't choose Southern Evangelicals is because they can be sometimes convinced to vote democrat in certain situations, and for most of history the were the part of the democratic party.

[barfbag]

evangelicals

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Flyover types.


This one really made me think. Almost went with Evangelicals(as they can be very populist economically), and considered suburbanites(many of whom don't care for social issues).

[illegaloperation]

Southern Evangelicals from the Bible Belt.

[HAnnA MArin County]

Southern Evangelicals, despite the fact that everything the Republican Party stands for is the exact opposite of what Jesus Christ preached. Healing the sick and feeding the hungry for free would be decried as socialism by any conservative Republican today. Jesus also told his followers to pay their taxes and not to oppose them. He also told a rich men that if he were to enter Heaven that he would have to give everything he owned to the poor. Jesus would be labeled a Communist by today's Republicans.

Jesus NEVER mentioned anything about  abortion or homosexuality, but the multimillionaire televangelists Jerry Falwells and Pat Robertsons of the world have pulled the wool over their eyes and misconstrued the Bible for their own political gain, and in the end they will pay a heavy price, according to God's law.

[barfbag]

One factor going into this is education. Those who are less educated tend to be less informed and more partisan than others. Being partisan doesn't require as much critical thinking or flexibility. It's an easy way out which has the tendency to make people feel comfortable. However, political parties should be non-existent other than for the purpose of elections.

[TDAS04]

People in rural East Tennessee, who are both Southern evangelicals and Appalachian mountaineers. 

[barfbag]

People in rural East Tennessee, who are both Southern evangelicals and Appalachian mountaineers. 

I'm probably beating a dead horse, but we've seen a huge shift in the Appalachian areas this century. They used to be purple and now they're solid red. There's a declining population though which leaves people with more elbow space and less political problems. With less political problems comes smaller government on domestic issues. On the other hand the Democratic Party has moved to the left drastically over the last half century and these areas never really got on board except for the Carter elections. Perhaps Clinton's base helped to deceive us of a trend that has been going on since the 1950's.

[opebo]

White racists - by far the most reliable and in fact the key to their coalition.

[Sol]

The true answer is mixture of several of these factors. The base of today's Republican party is wealthy Southern suburbanites- the kind of people who live the Houston or Dallas suburbs.

[soniquemd21921]

People in rural East Tennessee, who are both Southern evangelicals and Appalachian mountaineers.  

I'm probably beating a dead horse, but we've seen a huge shift in the Appalachian areas this century. They used to be purple and now they're solid red. There's a declining population though which leaves people with more elbow space and less political problems. With less political problems comes smaller government on domestic issues. On the other hand the Democratic Party has moved to the left drastically over the last half century and these areas never really got on board except for the Carter elections. Perhaps Clinton's base helped to deceive us of a trend that has been going on since the 1950's.

East Tennessee and east central Kentucky have been solidly Republican since the 1860s, and for much of the 20th century the most Republican county in the entire country was a county in that area (usually Jackson, KY or Johnson, TN).

[nclib]

Easily option 2.

[soniquemd21921]

I should have been a little more specific: the question was who, over the 150+ years of the party's existence, was the most unbending voting bloc.

[Sol]

Oh, Appalachia, particularly the Southern flank in TN/ Southeast KY.

[Person Man]

Southern Fundagelicals probably vote 80-90% R  . I would say Great American Desert types and Kentucky types vote 70-80% R. Though the most Republican Counties are the ranches of North Texas.

I go by experience, exit polls and county maps.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Other than the shaky period from 1896 to 1944, the Great Plains is the only region which has been solidly Republican from the party's formation to the present day.

[barfbag]

The Tea Party may become the most loyal Republican voting block.

[old dog]

Southern Evangelicals, despite the fact that everything the Republican Party stands for is the exact opposite of what Jesus Christ preached. Healing the sick and feeding the hungry for free would be decried as socialism by any conservative Republican today. Jesus also told his followers to pay their taxes and not to oppose them. He also told a rich men that if he were to enter Heaven that he would have to give everything he owned to the poor. Jesus would be labeled a Communist by today's Republicans.

Jesus NEVER mentioned anything about  abortion or homosexuality, but the multimillionaire televangelists Jerry Falwells and Pat Robertsons of the world have pulled the wool over their eyes and misconstrued the Bible for their own political gain, and in the end they will pay a heavy price, according to God's law.

Jesus told you to help the sick and hungry; he told me to feed the sick and hungry; he didn't tell either of us to put a gun to our neighbours head, take his stuff and give it to the sick and hungry.  I am not a Southern Evangelical, I am not even a Christian but they are some of the most charitable people I know.  Most Evangelicals and Republicans do not oppose a "safety net" they do oppose an entrenched self-perpetuating welfare plantation.

[old dog]

White racists - by far the most reliable and in fact the key to their coalition.

All the white racists that I have known, other than my brother-in-law, have been Democrats from Arkansas or Missouri.

[All Along The Watchtower]

One factor going into this is education. Those who are less educated tend to be less informed and more partisan than others.

This actually is not necessarily true, by any means.

[Kevin]

Southern Evangelicals, despite the fact that everything the Republican Party stands for is the exact opposite of what Jesus Christ preached. Healing the sick and feeding the hungry for free would be decried as socialism by any conservative Republican today. Jesus also told his followers to pay their taxes and not to oppose them. He also told a rich men that if he were to enter Heaven that he would have to give everything he owned to the poor. Jesus would be labeled a Communist by today's Republicans.

Jesus NEVER mentioned anything about  abortion or homosexuality, but the multimillionaire televangelists Jerry Falwells and Pat Robertsons of the world have pulled the wool over their eyes and misconstrued the Bible for their own political gain, and in the end they will pay a heavy price, according to God's law.

Jesus told you to help the sick and hungry; he told me to feed the sick and hungry; he didn't tell either of us to put a gun to our neighbours head, take his stuff and give it to the sick and hungry.  I am not a Southern Evangelical, I am not even a Christian but they are some of the most charitable people I know.  Most Evangelicals and Republicans do not oppose a "safety net" they do oppose an entrenched self-perpetuating welfare plantation.

I could agree with that statement,

Many politically active evangelicals I know tend to be Christian Democrats more then anything else.

I.e pretty conservative on most social issues but more centrist on some economic issues and tend to favor some sort of social safety net as well.

[barfbag]

White racists - by far the most reliable and in fact the key to their coalition.

All the white racists that I have known, other than my brother-in-law, have been Democrats from Arkansas or Missouri.

It's interesting you bring that up. How old are these people you mention? Many older Democrats have always been pretty conservative, but remained as Democrats because their fathers and/or grandfathers raised them in the party even though many of them have been voting Republican for at least a generation. I'm guessing the people you mention are over the age of 50?

[PolitiJunkie]

White racists - by far the most reliable and in fact the key to their coalition.

All the white racists that I have known, other than my brother-in-law, have been Democrats from Arkansas or Missouri.

It's interesting you bring that up. How old are these people you mention? Many older Democrats have always been pretty conservative, but remained as Democrats because their fathers and/or grandfathers raised them in the party even though many of them have been voting Republican for at least a generation. I'm guessing the people you mention are over the age of 50?

Probably over 65

[ElectionsGuy]

White racists - by far the most reliable and in fact the key to their coalition.

All the white racists that I have known, other than my brother-in-law, have been Democrats from Arkansas or Missouri.

It's interesting you bring that up. How old are these people you mention? Many older Democrats have always been pretty conservative, but remained as Democrats because their fathers and/or grandfathers raised them in the party even though many of them have been voting Republican for at least a generation. I'm guessing the people you mention are over the age of 50?

Probably over 65

Indeed, the racist generation of democrats (who recently voted against Obama) is usually over the age of 60. They are dying off year by year.