East South Central states

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement The East South Central states is a region constituting one of the nine U.S. Census Bureau divisions. It is located within the American South. Four states make up the division: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The division is one of three that together make up the larger region known as the Southern United States (the other two are the more populous South Atlantic states and the West South Central states).

Historically, the area has been colonized and influenced by the French, Spanish, British, early American, and Confederate governments.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Distinct among these states, Alabama's French culture has been preserved through the Alabama Creoles,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Kentucky's French culture can be observed throughout Louisville.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The East South Central states form the core of Old Dixie,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> one of the nine moral regions identified by James Patterson and Peter Kim in their acclaimed 1991 geopolitical best-seller, The Day America Told The Truth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Politically and culturally, the East South Central is more conservative than the other regions making up the American South; Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee's governments have been described during 2012 to 2023 as some of the most conservative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Religiously, conservative Evangelical Protestantism dominates the East South Central as a central part of the Bible Belt.

Demographics

As of 2020, the East South Central states had a combined population of 19,430,030. The East South Central region covers 183,401 square miles of land. Within the region, Tennessee is the largest state by population, though Alabama is the largest by land area; Tennessee was also the East South Central's fastest growing state between 2010 and 2020,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with Alabama second.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kentucky was the third-fastest growing state,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Mississippi experienced population decline; despite population decline, Mississippi did increase in diversity.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

States in the East South Central region

State	2020 estimate	Land area
Kentucky	4,509,342	40,409
Tennessee	6,916,897	42,143
Mississippi	2,963,914	48,430
Alabama	5,039,877	52,419

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Ethnic origins in East South Central

Ten largest cities by population

	City	2020 pop.
1	Nashville, Tennessee	689,447
2	Memphis, Tennessee	633,104
3	Louisville, Kentucky	633,045
4	Lexington, Kentucky	322,707
5	Huntsville, Alabama	215,006
6	Birmingham, Alabama	200,733
7	Montgomery, Alabama	200,663
8	Knoxville, Tennessee	190,740
9	Mobile, Alabama	187,041
10	Chattanooga, Tennessee	181,009

Politics

Parties
Template:Party shading/Nonpartisan| Nonpartisan	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican| Democratic-Republican	Template:Party shading/Democratic| Democratic	Template:Party shading/National Republican|National Republican	Template:Party shading/Whig| Whig	Template:Party shading/Constitutional Union|Constitutional Union	Template:Party shading/Republican| Republican	Template:Party shading/Dixiecrat| Dixiecrat	Template:Party shading/American Independent| American Independent

• Bold denotes election winner.

Presidential electoral votes in the East South Central States since 1792
Year	Alabama	Kentucky	Mississippi	Tennessee
1792	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Nonpartisan|Washington	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1796	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jefferson	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jefferson
1800	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jefferson	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jefferson
1804	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jefferson	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jefferson
1808	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Madison	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Madison
1812	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Madison	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Madison
1816	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Monroe	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Monroe
1820	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Monroe	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Monroe	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Monroe	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Monroe
1824	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jackson	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Clay	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jackson	Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican|Jackson
1828	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Jackson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Jackson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Jackson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Jackson
1832	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Jackson	Template:Party shading/National Republican|Clay	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Jackson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Jackson
1836	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Van Buren	Template:Party shading/Whig|Harrison	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Van Buren	Template:Party shading/Whig|White
1840	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Van Buren	Template:Party shading/Whig|Harrison	Template:Party shading/Whig|Harrison	Template:Party shading/Whig|Harrison
1844	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Polk	Template:Party shading/Whig|Clay	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Polk	Template:Party shading/Whig|Clay
1848	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cass	Template:Party shading/Whig|Taylor	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cass	Template:Party shading/Whig|Taylor
1852	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Pierce	Template:Party shading/Whig|Scott	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Pierce	Template:Party shading/Whig|Scott
1856	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Buchanan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Buchanan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Buchanan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Buchanan
1860	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Breckinridge	Template:Party shading/Constitutional Union|Bell	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Breckinridge	Template:Party shading/Constitutional Union|Bell
1864	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Democratic|McClellan	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Republican|Lincoln (rejected)
1868	Template:Party shading/Republican|Grant	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Seymour	Template:Party shading/Independent| No election	Template:Party shading/Republican|Grant
1872	Template:Party shading/Republican|Grant	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hendricks	Template:Party shading/Republican|Grant	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hendricks
1876	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Tilden	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Tilden	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Tilden	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Tilden
1880	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hancock	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hancock	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hancock	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hancock
1884	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland
1888	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland
1892	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cleveland
1896	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Republican|McKinley	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan
1900	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan
1904	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Parker	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Parker	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Parker	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Parker
1908	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bryan
1912	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson
1916	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Wilson
1920	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cox	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cox	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cox	Template:Party shading/Republican|Harding
1924	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Davis	Template:Party shading/Republican|Coolidge	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Davis	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Davis
1928	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Smith	Template:Party shading/Republican|Hoover	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Smith	Template:Party shading/Republican|Hoover
1932	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt
1936	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt
1940	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt
1944	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Roosevelt
1948	Template:Party shading/Dixiecrat|Thurmond	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Truman	Template:Party shading/Dixiecrat|Thurmond	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Truman
1952	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Stevenson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Stevenson	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Stevenson	Template:Party shading/Republican|Eisenhower
1956	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Stevenson	Template:Party shading/Republican|Eisenhower	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Stevenson	Template:Party shading/Republican|Eisenhower
1960	Template:Party shading/Nonpartisan|Byrd	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon	Template:Party shading/Nonpartisan|Byrd	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon
1964	Template:Party shading/Republican|Goldwater	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Johnson	Template:Party shading/Republican|Goldwater	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Johnson
1968	Template:Party shading/American Independent|Wallace	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon	Template:Party shading/American Independent|Wallace	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon
1972	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon	Template:Party shading/Republican|Nixon
1976	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Carter	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Carter	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Carter	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Carter
1980	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan
1984	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan	Template:Party shading/Republican|Reagan
1988	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush
1992	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Clinton	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Clinton
1996	Template:Party shading/Republican|Dole	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Clinton	Template:Party shading/Republican|Dole	Template:Party shading/Democratic|Clinton
2000	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush
2004	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush	Template:Party shading/Republican|Bush
2008	Template:Party shading/Republican|McCain	Template:Party shading/Republican|McCain	Template:Party shading/Republican|McCain	Template:Party shading/Republican|McCain
2012	Template:Party shading/Republican|Romney	Template:Party shading/Republican|Romney	Template:Party shading/Republican|Romney	Template:Party shading/Republican|Romney
2016	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump
2020	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump
2024	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump	Template:Party shading/Republican|Trump
Year	Alabama	Kentucky	Mississippi	Tennessee

References

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