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Additionally, as correctly noted by [[Dinesh D'Souza]], the passage of the Civil Rights Act had greater Republican support than it did Democrat support.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dinesh-dsouza-the-secret-history-of-the-democratic-party Dinesh D'Souza: The secret history of the Democratic Party]</ref>

Additionally, as correctly noted by [[Dinesh D'Souza]], the passage of the Civil Rights Act had greater Republican support than it did Democrat support.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dinesh-dsouza-the-secret-history-of-the-democratic-party Dinesh D'Souza: The secret history of the Democratic Party]</ref>

So if there may have been some Southerners upset that the Civil Rights Act passed while blaming Democrats along the way, they would not have chosen as their home the Republican Party, who were the Act's greatest supporters.  Of the 171 Republicans in the House in 1964, 136 of them voted for it.<ref name="H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.">[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]</ref> Of the 33 Republicans in the Senate, 27 of them voted for it.<ref name="HR. 7152. PASSAGE.">[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]</ref>  This is 79% of House Republicans, and 82% of Senate Republicans. It's furthermore important to note that all three Republican senators opposing the 1964 bill who were also in office during the 1957 Civil Rights Act had voted in favor of the latter.<ref name="HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957."/>

So if there may have been some Southerners upset that the Civil Rights Act passed while blaming Democrats along the way, they would not have chosen as their home the Republican Party, who were the Act's greatest supporters.  Of the 171 Republicans in the House in 1964, 136 of them voted for it.<ref name="H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.">[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/h182 H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.]</ref> Of the 33 Republicans in the Senate, 27 of them voted for it.<ref name="HR. 7152. PASSAGE.">[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]</ref>  This is 79% of House Republicans, and 82% of Senate Republicans. It's furthermore important to note that all three Republican senators opposing the 1964 bill who were also in office during the 1957 Civil Rights Act had voted in favor of the latter.<ref name="HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957."/> Most Northern Republican representatives who voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Act had also supported the 1957 bill,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref> while the Southern Republicans who voted against civil rights legislation were beholden to their constituencies over their party's support for civil rights.

On the Democrat side, 153 of 244 House and 46 of 67 Senate members voted yes.  That is 63% of Democrat house members and 69% of Democrat Senate members.  These numbers become even more bleak for the "party myth" idea when you compare the yes and no votes from Northern and Southern democrats.  Virtually every Southern Democrat voted against the Civil Rights Act, meaning that Southern voters had no reason to punish them.  Additionally, while the bill was on the Senate floor it was the subject of filibustering from Southern Democrats for 57 days,<ref>[https://www.aei.org/articles/how-the-south-came-to-rise-again-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964/ How the South Came to Rise Again: The Civil Rights Act of 1964]</ref> the longest filibuster in U.S. history.  It was a Northern Republican, [[Everett Dirksen]] of [[Illinois]], who broke the filibuster. Dirksen was a noted [[conservative]], along with then-House Minority Leader [[Charles A. Halleck]], a prominent member of the [[Conservative Coalition]] who was also an advocate for the legislation. The two became famous during the time, with the Congressional Leadership Statement then being known as "[[The Ev and Charlie Show]]".<ref>[https://www.cop.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Ev_and_Charlie_Show.htm "The Ev and Charlie Show"]</ref>

On the Democrat side, 153 of 244 House and 46 of 67 Senate members voted yes.  That is 63% of Democrat house members and 69% of Democrat Senate members.  These numbers become even more bleak for the "party myth" idea when you compare the yes and no votes from Northern and Southern democrats.  Virtually every Southern Democrat voted against the Civil Rights Act, meaning that Southern voters had no reason to punish them.  Additionally, while the bill was on the Senate floor it was the subject of filibustering from Southern Democrats for 57 days,<ref>[https://www.aei.org/articles/how-the-south-came-to-rise-again-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964/ How the South Came to Rise Again: The Civil Rights Act of 1964]</ref> the longest filibuster in U.S. history.  It was a Northern Republican, [[Everett Dirksen]] of [[Illinois]], who broke the filibuster. Dirksen was a noted [[conservative]], along with then-House Minority Leader [[Charles A. Halleck]], a prominent member of the [[Conservative Coalition]] who was also an advocate for the legislation. The two became famous during the time, with the Congressional Leadership Statement then being known as "[[The Ev and Charlie Show]]".<ref>[https://www.cop.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Ev_and_Charlie_Show.htm "The Ev and Charlie Show"]</ref>