re: Alabama posters: why did Walker County stay democrat so much longer than rest of state?

Your referring to a time when the coal mines was its bread&butter. The Drummond’s pretty much owned the county, still do to a degree. But the old Democratic Party back then is nothing like it is now. At that time most residents in the county was considered Southern Democrat’s. They had morals unlike the democrat/socialist party of today. That’s why they no longer vote that way.

In that era there wasn’t to much difference between the two parties. They had their differences on a few issues but both party’s was more patriotic and was proud Americans.