2024 Almanac of American Politics: Southeast

The following content reviews the most recent (2020) presidential contest—including the general election and party nominations—for the coastal west region (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia). The state profiles feature lively narratives and revealing data about key factors that shaped the election outcomes, plus recent historical voting and demographic trends. Where timely information is available about the upcoming presidential campaign, they also preview the 2024 contest. Each profile is accompanied by a state map drawing the congressional districts, and data showing the official general-election results for 2020 and 2016, plus Democratic and Republican primary contests in the 2020 election. Together, these profiles offer an expert, birds-eye view of American politics at the state level.