Submitted by NarcissusLovesEcho t3_yrneph in dataisbeautiful
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NarcissusLovesEcho OP t1_ivvc72g wrote
A lot of different things, including a full-blown economic depression, basically caused Grover Cleveland's presidency and the Democratic party to completely collapse across the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
skodaddy426 t1_ivvhpik wrote
Interesting. Thank you
NarcissusLovesEcho OP t1_ivuh96l wrote
Done in Excel; data from House of Representatives
https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/
mfahsr t1_ivup9qx wrote
What symbol goes for what switch though? You say 5 for republicans, I'm guessing that's republicans winning the house from the dems?
NarcissusLovesEcho OP t1_ivutti6 wrote
that's right. elephant = republican takeover; donkey = democrat takeover. i should have added that as a legend.
u53rn4m3_74k3n t1_ivvt1ix wrote
Shouldn't they be alternating?
NarcissusLovesEcho OP t1_ivvtqpq wrote
This is just the midterms. It doesn't include the general elections.
u53rn4m3_74k3n t1_ivvtuox wrote
Oh, I see. Thanks!
Vivid-Razzmatazz2619 t1_ivwzggp wrote
Are the democrats the donkey
icelandicvader t1_iwmlwbz wrote
How did the democrats take the house in 1874, 1882 and 1890 without the republicans taking it in between. Who were they taking it from?
NarcissusLovesEcho OP t1_iwmopsd wrote
From the party who had control flowing the previous general election.
icelandicvader t1_iwmotwn wrote
Yeah sorry i didnt realize this was only midterms
Alfalfa_World t1_ivy6ahz wrote
keep in mind that in the earlier elections, the progressives voted Republican, and the racists voted Democrat
NarcissusLovesEcho OP t1_ivybqog wrote
Very true. Indeed, that landslide Republican takeover in 1894 included most of the country except the southern (i.e., former Confederate) states.
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skodaddy426 t1_ivv2ont wrote
What happened in 1894 to cause such a big flip?