Just so everybody knows, the data for some counties will not appear as I was forced to use a map of modern day counties.
Extreme-Bite-9123 on
What happened in Mississippi to make it a void of red?
skyecolin22 on
For anyone wondering, Lyndon B. Johnson was the winning candidate
Particular_Orchid958 on
The Daisy ad really did work!
On another note – what separated MS from other southern states? Goldwater was from AZ and they weren’t as gung ho about him
DrQuestDFA on
It is interesting that northern Louisiana and, well, all of Mississippi are DEEP read, but the bordering counties in Arkansas are light blue. Any one have any insights as to why?
Lyrick_ on
I had to look it up because things were a little different in that decade but the Blue color was for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Just so everybody knows, the data for some counties will not appear as I was forced to use a map of modern day counties.
What happened in Mississippi to make it a void of red?
For anyone wondering, Lyndon B. Johnson was the winning candidate
The Daisy ad really did work!
On another note – what separated MS from other southern states? Goldwater was from AZ and they weren’t as gung ho about him
It is interesting that northern Louisiana and, well, all of Mississippi are DEEP read, but the bordering counties in Arkansas are light blue. Any one have any insights as to why?
I had to look it up because things were a little different in that decade but the Blue color was for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/1964-democratic-party-platform](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/1964-democratic-party-platform)