Can anyone explain the context behind this? I’m assuming based on years and states this had something to do with civil rights?
aGD_shrubbery on

Lol Harry Byrd.
Almost_A_Genius on
Wow! I didn’t know Oklahoma had 64 electoral votes in 1960…
Equal-Taste-5620 on
Yeah, Alabama’s results in 1960 were, to put it concisely, a clusterfuck.
gcalfred7 on
Harry Byrd wasn’t even from Mississippi or Alabama…he’s a Virginian I am embarassed to say.
SophonParticle on
That’s a crazy electoral map by today’s standard.
Historical-Shine-786 on
Remember in 1960 when Hawaii democrats put up an alternate slate of Electors and challenged the results of the election ……and NO ONE WEAPONIZED THE DOJ, called them “fake electors” and tried to throw THEM into Federal prison?
JackfruitCrazy51 on
Nixon won California, which is crazy
Turbulent_Crow7164 on
Pennsylvania was huge back then, jeez.
ecobrennan on
Is it just me or are the proportions in the electoral pie chart off
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Can anyone explain the context behind this? I’m assuming based on years and states this had something to do with civil rights?

Lol Harry Byrd.
Wow! I didn’t know Oklahoma had 64 electoral votes in 1960…
Yeah, Alabama’s results in 1960 were, to put it concisely, a clusterfuck.
Harry Byrd wasn’t even from Mississippi or Alabama…he’s a Virginian I am embarassed to say.
That’s a crazy electoral map by today’s standard.
Remember in 1960 when Hawaii democrats put up an alternate slate of Electors and challenged the results of the election ……and NO ONE WEAPONIZED THE DOJ, called them “fake electors” and tried to throw THEM into Federal prison?
Nixon won California, which is crazy
Pennsylvania was huge back then, jeez.
Is it just me or are the proportions in the electoral pie chart off