Dixiecrat

In modern usage, especially since 1956, Dixiecrat refers to Southern Democrats who have traditionally voted in support of the Democratic Party, but may have turned against that party in certain elections, or in general, or, if they remain in the Democratic party, may be Conservative Democrats. The term is a portmanteau of "Dixie", describing the South, and "Democrat".

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The States' Rights Democratic Party was a short-lived splinter group that broke from the Democratic Party in 1948. The States' Rights Democratic Party opposed racial integration and wanted to retain Jim Crow laws and racial segregation. The party slogan was "Segregation Forever!" Members of the States' Rights Democratic Party, were often known as Dixiecrats.

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