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Until 1994, Democrats enjoyed majority voters in the south.
In their midterm landslide of 1994, Republicans for the first time captured the majority of House and Senate seats from the South.
Republicans have increased the number of seats they hold in the 13 Southern states from 18 before Bush took office to 22. (The GOP has now won the last 10 open-seat Senate races in the South.) In the House, Republicans have stretched their advantage in the Southern states from 27 seats before Bush took office to 40 today
Clinton won more than 650 counties in each of his presidential victories out of 1124 counties
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