Is there a Congressional district that has been Republican longer than the one which was just captured by the Democrats in New York?
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This is a tricky question, the media is slightly deceptive - the districts of New York have been redistricted pretty commonly, parts of the 23rd district have stayed under republican control, while other parts have moved with the Republican or Democratic caretaker of District 23.
Peter A. Peyser switched between Republican and Democratic allegiance, and was elected to the 23rd district, while he was a Democrat from 1979-1983.
But California's 31st has never been Republican (since 1963)
Georgia's 1st district last election broke a streak of Democrats since 1875.
Illinois 1st district has been Democrat since 1935.
Excluding 2 years, Nebraska's 3rd district has been Republican since 1935.
Oregon's 1st district was Republican from creation until 1975.
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I did not see a section on history of the party. It seemed to be nothing but propaganda. Could you link to the page directly?
I'm surprised that you didn't know Texas was Democratic until recently. All the old slave states were Democratic, the Republicans were the party of Abolition and Lincoln. It's only very recently, since post-LBJ in fact, that the old Dixiecrats started switching over and taking control of the Republican party.
How about that! I would not have thought of Tennessee! It was the more northern states that began the Republican party. Those Tennessee districts somehow caught the progressive wave pre-civil war then gradually became more conservative as the party did.
The media are right on this one. It seems you can't really go by the numbers of the congressional districts in NY, you have to look at the towns and counties. When Peyser was the congressman they were talking about the Bronx at the other end of the state. Upstate and the city are completely different politically.
Oh, they're sneaky, capping off the south like that. :)
I still don't like the media hype that the 23rd was recently "captured" when Peter Peyser held the 23rd back in 79 while claiming Democratic allegiance.