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Originally Posted by OldJeff
Civil Rights Act was supported far more by Republicans than Democrats
Vote totals
Totals are in "Yea?Nay" format:
The original House version: 290?130 (69?31%).
Cloture in the Senate: 71?29 (71?29%).
The Senate version: 73?27 (73?27%).
The Senate version, as voted on by the House: 289?126 (70?30%).
By party
The original House version:[16]
Democratic Party: 152?96 (61?39%)
Republican Party: 138?34 (80?20%)
Cloture in the Senate:[17]
Democratic Party: 44?23 (66?34%)
Republican Party: 27?6 (82?18%)
The Senate version:[16]
Democratic Party: 46?21 (69?31%)
Republican Party: 27?6 (82?18%)
The Senate version, voted on by the House:[16]
Democratic Party: 153?91 (63?37%)
Republican Party: 136?35 (80?20%)
By party and region
Note: "Southern", as used in this section, refers to members of Congress from the eleven states that made up the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. "Northern" refers to members from the other 39 states, regardless of the geographic location of those states.
The original House version:
Southern Democrats: 7?87 (7?93%)
Southern Republicans: 0?10 (0?100%)
Northern Democrats: 145?9 (94?6%)
Northern Republicans: 138?24 (85?15%)
The Senate version:
Southern Democrats: 1?20 (5?95%)
Southern Republicans: 0?1 (0?100%)
Northern Democrats: 45?1 (98?2%)
Northern Republicans: 27?5 (84?16%)
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But the big thing was that Johnson supported the act while Republican candidate Goldwater didn't. For better or worse during an election year the person on the presidential ticket is the figurehead for your party. If something passes while you are president and you sign it into law you get the credit for it, just like if something fails to pass while you are president you get the blame for it.