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Politics of the Southern United States (or Southern politics) refers to the political landscape of the Southern United States. Due to the region's unique cultural and historic heritage, the American South has been prominently involved in numerous political issues faced by the United States as a whole, including States' rights, slavery, Reconstruction and the American Civil Rights Movement. The region was a "Solid South" voting heavily for Democratic candidates for president, and for state and local offices, from the 1870s to the 1960s. Its Congressmen gained seniority and controlled many committees. In presidential politics the South moved into the Republican camp in 1968 and ever since, with exceptions when the Democrats nominated a Southerner. Since the 1990s control of state and much local politics has turned Republican in every state. ==Definitions== According to the United States Census Bureau the following states are considered part of the "south." *Delaware *Maryland *Virginia *North Carolina *South Carolina *Georgia *Florida *West Virginia *Kentucky *Tennessee *Alabama *Mississippi *Arkansas *Louisiana *Oklahoma *Texas *Missouri Other definitions can be more exclusive or more expansive. This represents a region of the United States with a diverse physical and cultural geography.. Missouri is not shown on many maps as a southern state and is considered a border state, yet many missourians claim that Missouri is in the South. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Politics of the Southern United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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