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However, this did not hold true for all states—Alabama, for instance, saw a correlation between the Dixiecrats in 1948 and the national Democrats in 1952. In addition, an analysis by Byron E. Shafer and Richard Johnston in "The End of Southern Exceptionalism," far more reliable than the narratives of standard academics, concludes that '''25 out of 29 Southern congressional districts which supported the Thurmond/Wright Dixiecrat ticket would subsequently back Adlai Stevenson rather than Eisenhower in 1952.'''<ref name=endofse,p.167>Shafer, Byron E.; Johnston, Richard (2006). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_End_of_Southern_Exceptionalism/tiNYRu5rvVgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=dixiecrats+adlai+stevenson+end+of+southern+republicanism&pg=PA167&printsec=frontcover The End of Southern Exceptionalism: Class, Race, and Partisan Change in the Postwar South], p. 167. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 15, 2023.</ref> Despite a faction of Dixiecrat leaders throwing support to Eisenhower, the constituencies mostly aligned with the national Democrats at the presidential level in 1952 and to a remaining significant extent in 1956.
 
However, this did not hold true for all states—Alabama, for instance, saw a correlation between the Dixiecrats in 1948 and the national Democrats in 1952. In addition, an analysis by Byron E. Shafer and Richard Johnston in "The End of Southern Exceptionalism," far more reliable than the narratives of standard academics, concludes that '''25 out of 29 Southern congressional districts which supported the Thurmond/Wright Dixiecrat ticket would subsequently back Adlai Stevenson rather than Eisenhower in 1952.'''<ref name=endofse,p.167>Shafer, Byron E.; Johnston, Richard (2006). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_End_of_Southern_Exceptionalism/tiNYRu5rvVgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=dixiecrats+adlai+stevenson+end+of+southern+republicanism&pg=PA167&printsec=frontcover The End of Southern Exceptionalism: Class, Race, and Partisan Change in the Postwar South], p. 167. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 15, 2023.</ref> Despite a faction of Dixiecrat leaders throwing support to Eisenhower, the constituencies mostly aligned with the national Democrats at the presidential level in 1952 and to a remaining significant extent in 1956.
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[[File:End of Southern Exceptionalism Figure 5.13.png|thumb|700px|center|According to Figure 5.13 in "The End of Southern Exceptionalism," crossover Democratic support for Eisenhower in the South by congressional district came primarily from the 1948 Truman voters, while Dixiecrats tended to favor Stevenson.<ref name=endofse,p.167/>]]
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[[File:End of Southern Exceptionalism Figure 5.13.png|thumb|700px|center|According to Figure 5.13 in "The End of Southern Exceptionalism," crossover Democratic support for Eisenhower in the South by congressional district came primarily from the 1948 Truman voters, while Dixiecrats tended to favor Stevenson.<ref name=endofse,p.167/><br><br>"O"/"Others" represents the Dixiecrats.]]
    
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