After disenfranchisement of blacks, the GOP in Tennessee was historically a sectional party supported by whites only in the eastern part of the state. In the 20th century, except for two nationwide Republican landslides of the 1920s (in 1920, when Tennessee narrowly supported Warren G. Harding over Ohio Governor James Cox, and in 1928, when it more decisively voted for Herbert Hoover over New York Governor Al Smith, a Catholic), the state was part of the Democratic Solid South until the 1950s. In that postwar decade, it twice voted for Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, former Allied Commander of the Armed Forces during World War II. Since then, more of the state's voters have shifted to supporting Republicans, and Democratic presidential candidates have carried Tennessee only four times. COUNT 4
QSN1 Which Republican presidential candidate did Tennessee support in 1920? ANS1 Warren G. Harding QSN2 What religion was the Democratic presidential candidate that Tennessee voted against in 1928? ANS2 Catholic QSN3 How many times has Tennessee supported Democratic presidential candidates in the general elections since the 1950s? ANS3 four QSN4 Which Republican won the Presidency while carrying Tennessee in 1928? ANS4 Herbert Hoover