Solid South

noun

1. the states of the southern U.S. that traditionally supported the Democratic Party after the Civil War.

Example Sentences

The more layered reality of the so-called “Solid South” was that two unofficial parties operated under one banner.

From Washington Times

The more layered reality of the so-called “Solid South” was that two unofficial parties operated under one banner.

From Seattle Times

And “Racial Realignment,” by Eric Schickler, shows how a bottom-up alliance of powerful trade unions and groups like the N.A.A.C.P. forced the Democratic Party to embrace civil rights, even though that meant losing its longtime power base in the segregated “solid South.”

From New York Times

The result was that the G.O.P. had essentially no institutional infrastructure or electoral base in the Democrats’ “Solid South.”

From New York Times

Just look at a map of the red states: the solid South and the old Civil War territories that run up the spine of America from Oklahoma to the Dakotas.

From Washington Post