US South remains distinctive as divisions sharpen

Fast-moving demographic and political changes are transforming the South, with national consequences

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  • Political character of the South
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • Changing again
  • Accelerating demographic change
  • Unequal pace of change
  • More political diversity
  • Relative stagnation
  • Texas as a model
  • Shifting Latino vote

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