South Carolina: 1952 and 1956

[DINGO Joe]

Strom Thurmond endorsed Ike in 1952.

Did he not in ‘56?

1954 Brown vs Board of Education--Southern Manifesto--Massive Resistance=NO.

[DINGO Joe]

When SC was the most Democratic State, it had very low turnout compared to just eight years later in 1952.

Most of the South was this way and beginning in 1952 you had a massive surge in turnout and voter participation. This occurred at the same time as the revival of two party competition and the post above about foreign policy really does a good job illustrating that issue. Also Wazza talked about the GOP support being concentrated in low country.

If you look at the 1960 map, you see the lowland versus upland divide quite clearly:

Wasn't turn out in several southern states back in the day like low double digit percentages?

These states had are grouped by electoral vote and are thus roughly similar in size and yet you see a massive difference in turnout.

1944:
13   
WI   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   674,532   50.37%   12
   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   650,413   48.57%

1.3 Million


GA   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   268,187   81.74%   12
   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   59,880   18.25%   0

320,000


10
IA   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   547,267   51.99%   10
   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   499,876   47.49%   0

1 million

LA   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   281,564   80.59%   10
   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   67,750   19.39%   0

350,000


8
KS        Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   442,096   60.25%   8
   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   287,458   39.18%   0

700,000

SC   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   90,601   87.64%   8
   No Candidate   -   Southern Dem.   7,799   7.54%   0
   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   4,610   4.46%   0
   Claude Watson   Andrew Johnson   Prohibition   365   0.35%   0

100,000

Crazy how few people turned out in those years

Uh, you do know why don't you?

[DINGO Joe]

When SC was the most Democratic State, it had very low turnout compared to just eight years later in 1952.

Most of the South was this way and beginning in 1952 you had a massive surge in turnout and voter participation. This occurred at the same time as the revival of two party competition and the post above about foreign policy really does a good job illustrating that issue. Also Wazza talked about the GOP support being concentrated in low country.

If you look at the 1960 map, you see the lowland versus upland divide quite clearly:

Wasn't turn out in several southern states back in the day like low double digit percentages?

These states had are grouped by electoral vote and are thus roughly similar in size and yet you see a massive difference in turnout.

1944:
13   
WI   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   674,532   50.37%   12
   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   650,413   48.57%

1.3 Million


GA   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   268,187   81.74%   12
   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   59,880   18.25%   0

320,000


10
IA   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   547,267   51.99%   10
   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   499,876   47.49%   0

1 million

LA   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   281,564   80.59%   10
   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   67,750   19.39%   0

350,000


8
KS        Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   442,096   60.25%   8
   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   287,458   39.18%   0

700,000

SC   Franklin Roosevelt   Harry Truman   Democrat   90,601   87.64%   8
   No Candidate   -   Southern Dem.   7,799   7.54%   0
   Thomas Dewey   John Bricker   Republican   4,610   4.46%   0
   Claude Watson   Andrew Johnson   Prohibition   365   0.35%   0

100,000

Crazy how few people turned out in those years

Uh, you do know why don't you?

I am well aware of why, yes. In fact, I probably know why more than 90 percent of the people I know in real life. That doesn't make it any less interesting or crazy to me. Just because you are aware of something doesn't instantly make it lose its appeal as a fact.

I've been trying arrange a bus tour of the rural south for OSR, maybe we can get you on the bus too, and it all wouldn't seem so crazy.

[DINGO Joe]

^ Would you be a big ‘Pub back then, Mr. DINGO?

Oh who can say, but most importantly, I would have been in the North.