Emerging Republican Majority

Kevin Phillips is a writer and political commentator. He is the author of fifteen books, including, most recently, 1775, Bad Money, American Theocracy, and American Dynasty.

• General Editor's Introduction by Sean Wilentz ix Preface to the Princeton University Press edition xv Preface to the 1970 paperback edition xxi I. Introduction 1 II. The Northeast 23 A. Northeast Sociopolitical Voting Streams 72 1. The Establishment 73 2. The Yankees 86 3. The Negroes 100 4. The Jews 108 5. The Non-Yankee Northeast 121 6. The Catholics 144 7. Suburbia 188 B. The Northeastern Future 200 III. The South 204 A. The Deep South 228 1. The Black Belt 234 2. Dixie Upcountry 259 3. French Louisiana 267 B. The Outer South 272 1. The Southern Mountains 282 2. The Piedmont 293 3. The Black Belts 302 4. The New Urban Florida and Texas 307 5. The Southern Plains 316 6. The Latin Crescent 320 C. The Future of Southern Politics 325 IV. The Heartland 330 A. The Border 338 B. The Great Lakes 378 C. The Farm States 410 D. The Mountain States 452 E. A United Heartland 472 V. The Pacific States 477 A. The Northern Pacific Coast 491 B. Southern California 505 1. The Sun Belt Phenomenon 507 2. The Rise of Southern California 515 C. The Pacific Interior 527 D. The Pacific Future 537 VI. The Future of American Politics 539 Index