What if the US had allowed the southern states to leave and form their own country (the Confederacy). Would the US be more unified today?
It looks for many presidential elections following the Civil War, the former Confederate states voted as a block. After the 20th century, ir seems like what is now called the “ blue states” expanded from that one voting block. So, if the southern states were a different country, would the remaining states be more unified than they are today?
For reference here is a link to maps of voting patterns. https://www.ranker.com/list/every-election-map-past-century-shows-dramatic-america-change/raelyn-giansanti
u/Various-Try-1208 — 7 days ago