Southern Democrats
Between 2000 and 2010 , Republicans gained a solid advantage over Democrats in most Southern states . In 2016 , Republican candidate Donald Trump won a majority of the vote in Elliott County , Kentucky , the first time that it voted for a Republican presidential candidate . 
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