Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-11-16
Associated Negro
Press Reports On
Vote Shifting

wore SutVth9
Chicago -- CAMP - There
was substantial shift Of Ne.
gro votes to the Republican
Party ia the Nov q election. n
survey of Negro wards across
the nation revealed.
In Atlanta, New York, Rich.
mond. Chicago, Memphis, rhiladol.
phta, Birmingham and Mound
bayou, Miss the all Negro town
Negroes In stEcahlo numbers
switched their vote from the
Democratic Party 10 the cor,
In many cities and states, both
border and ncop south. tho Ne.
gro vote was directly responsible
for the turn ~ tho tide Ia tho Re
pubiicans
Although Atlanta ami Georgia
gave the Democratic candidates n
maIonty, Negro ooters IN Atlanta
gave ~ per cent of their votes In
support OF Republican candidates
Results from nine Of the At.
lantA precincts. which represent
entirely or largely Negro voters
gave President Eisenhower p,5sn
votes 10 Democratic presidential
candidate AdlaI Stevenson'a 1910
In the Georgia F1fth Congress.
noHal district contest tho same
precincts gave Republican candi.
date Atty Randolph Thruwer
l0,a2s votes, while his Democratic
opponent. incumbent Congressman
James G. Davis received only H.
ia
one OF tho most surprising 10.
suits 81 tho election was M Ten.
neasse where Negroes helped
Eisenhower carry the state by
over 1000 more than he did In
1902
In shelby County. where Mem
phis ~ the largest city, ~ per cent
Of $4,000 registered Negro voters
went Ia the polls and voted over.
| whrlminEIy for Republican can
didatra
The large turnout was aided by
the preaonce on the ballot ~ three
Negroes running on he Hepubil'
can ticket for tho state legislature
Although the candidates lost, the
votes for them hslpcd Eisenhower
In those districts
Tho shin was also evident In
Harlem. where the Stevenson Ne.
fhuvor ticket won hnHdily How
cver tho decrease IN Negro sup
port ~ the Democratic candidates
ranged from sts Ia 20 percent In
each u tho communitys four pre-.
doininsnily Negro assembly dis
inrtH
IN Richmond Va. nine ~ the
10 major Negro precincts wen,
heavily fer Stevenson IN 1862 This
yoar the Negro vote was not aa
large ~ four years ago. but
Stevenson received only I0.7g5 10
Ibe.a 10 900
H. Baltimore. the nth Ward
where Stevenson routed EiEsn.
h1wcr IN 1902 by a vote ~ 1890 Ia
GGI the Democratic standard
bearer vas able ~ muster only I22
votes "a his opponents ] 800 In
November . election.
Even IN EtRunch Democratic
wards On Chicago's southsid. and
places Ike Detroit. Philadelphia
spd Kansas CITY, tho trend indi
Gated definite SHIFT from tho
Demo- rats
Chicago suffered nearly = . per
cent drop In the Negro Democratic
vote There Stevenson received 90
pr cent 81 Tho vote this year. ~
compared with 1916 In 1862
In Detroit. where Rep. Charles
Digs VaH elected 10 his second
term Negroes voted about { 90 !
far 10" Democrats.
IN Philadelphia, which Steven
rDn earned by about 30 900 votes
fDur years ago, observer found n
minDr shin IN Negro votes 10 the
cor IN ciiywlde basis
Negroes IN Kansas CITY main
tanned their almost 2 90 support
II the Stevenson iirkst this year
~ m 1862. despite "a smaller regis
'rp'iop
Ton Negro precincts In pitts
basrgh with q total vote ~ 1902.
,ar' - per cent 81 that vote for
girvSUEDn
n Birmingham. returns from
Precinct 8 gave Eisenhower nj.
rD=' tVf,e a. many votes a.
Risvsnaon got. The totals were
sgs for Ike and $40 for AdlAi
Eycn little Mound Bayou, Miss
ne al Negro town. went Rspub-
ucan las, week Returns showed
ne Democrats receiving % votes.