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

Chicago -- CAMP There
was u substantial shift Of Ne.
gro votes To the Republican
Party IN the Nov q election, n
survey of Negro wards across
the nation revealed,
In Atlanta, New York, Rich.
mand Chicago, Memphis, rhiladei.
ph,a, birmingham and Mound
Bayou Miss tho all Negro town
Negroes Ia siscable numbers
switched their vote from the
Democratic Party 10 the Gor,
In many cities and states, both
border and Deep south, the Ne
gro vote was directly responsible
for tho turn OF the tide 90 the Re.
publicans,
Although Atlanta and Georgia
gave tho Democratic candidates n
maJority, Negro cotors In Atlanta
gave M per cent Of their votes IN
support OF Republican candidates,
Results from nine Of the Al.
lanta precincts, which represent
entirely or largely Ncgro voters.
gave President Eisenhower 1900
votes Ia Democratic presidential
candidate Adiai Btevenaon'a 1910
In the Georgia f1fth Congress.
slunal district contest, tho same
precincts gave Republican candi.
date AIRY. Randolph Throwsr
I0,a2S votes, while his Democratic
opponent, incumbent Congressman
James &. Davis received only D..
ia.
one Of the moat surprising 70.
suits % the election was IN Ten.
neszce where Negroe. helped
Eisenhower carry the state by
over 1000 more than he did IN
1902
In Shelby County. where Mem
phls Ia the largest city, 10 per cent
of a., 900 regis,ered Negro voters
went 10 the polls and voted over
whelmlngly for Republican can.
didAteH.
The large turnout was aided by
the presence on the ballot Of three
Negroes running on he Rcpubli.
can ticket for tho state legislature,
Although the candidates Lost, the
votes for them helped Eisenhower
IN those districts
The shin was also evident In
Harlem. whcr. the Stevenson kes
fauver ticket won handiiy. How.
ever, the decrease in Negro sup
port Of the Democratic candidates
ranged fran 50 IA 20 percent IN
each 81 tho communitya four pre-
d0ninantiy Negro assembly dis
irirtH
iu Iuchmond Va. nine ~ the
10 major Negro precincts went
heavily fof Stevenson IN 1902 This
year tho Negro vot" was not m
large aa four years ago. bat
Htrvonson received only I0,7g5 10
Ibe's 10 gO2.
IN Baltimore, the I7m Ward
where atcvcna1n routed ElHen-
huvcr IN 1902 by q vote Of 1880 10
DOg the Democratic standard
bearer waS able 10 muster only i22
voter ~ his opponents 1850 ~
November . election
Even IN staunch Democratic
wards ~ ChioaRo'a s0utbAido and
pIa,os like Detroit. Philadelphia
and Kansas city. the trend ind
Gated % definite shift from the
Democrats
Chi'ago suffered nearly as per
rent drpp In the Negro Democratic
vote There stevenson received 90
per cent ~ the vote this year. as
with 1916 In 1852
IN Detroit. where Rep Charles
IJgga vas elected 90 his second
term Esgrpaa voted about 10 l
far 'hc Demo- rats
r. Philadelphia. winch Steven
son earned bY about 20 900 yotea
four years aRo. observers found -
mtngr Ehif' IN Negro votes Ia the
cor IN ritywids basis
Negroes in Kansas city main.
tanned their almost : 20 ! support
~ me Stevenson ticket this year
~ IN 1859. despite a smaller regis
'rauon.
Ten Negro precincts In PITTS.
bgrgh. Win a total vote of 1852
,ss' % per cent Of that vote for
G'Ty'rrDG
~ Birmingham returns from
Pre- inCi . gave Eisenhower al,
most twice as many votes AZ
S'rvrnsoH got, The totals were
Egs for Ike and $40 for AdlaI
Tvrn little Mound Bayou, Miss
ne aIi.SsRro town. went Rspub.
lean last week Returns showed
the Democrats receiving % votes,