Examining Voting Patterns within Black Belt States.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between key socioeconomic variables and voting tendencies within the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. The Black Belt, a region originally named for its rich black soils but also distinguishable by demographics, runs horizontally through these three states. An overwhelming majority of counties within the ?Black Belt? voted majority Democrat in the 2008 Presidential Election.