Complex sentence: Alabama is one of the most conservative states in the country and one of the most reliably Republican strongholds in presidential elections-since 1964, Democrats have carried the state only once, when Democrat Jimmy Carter of neighboring Georgia carried all but one Southern state.
Split into simpler sentences: Alabama is one of the most conservative states in the country and one of the most reliably Republican strongholds in presidential elections. Since 1964, Democrats have carried the state only once, when Democrat Jimmy Carter of neighboring Georgia carried all but one Southern state.