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==== 🚩 Civil Rights Legislation in the 20th Century ====

Voting Records:
It’s documented that in Congressional votes on major 1960s civil rights bills:
* Civil Rights Act of 1964: - Around 80% of Republicans in the House and Senate voted yes compared to about 60–70% of Democrats. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1960|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>
* Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Fair Housing Act of 1968: - Republicans again tended to have higher percentage support, though both parties supported these laws overall. Washington Examiner<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington Examiner|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/1635280/the-civil-rights-legacy-democrats-stole-from-republicans-pt-1/|publisher=Washington Examiner|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>

Important nuance:
Those voting percentages are partly explained by geography: at the time, many Democrats in the South opposed civil rights legislation, whereas most Democrats from the North supported it. Lucas Vaughn Raw<ref>{{cite web|title=Lucas Vaughn Raw|url=https://lucasvaughnraw.com/the-great-switch-myth-why-the-parties-didnt-just-flip-on-civil-rights/|publisher=Lucas Vaughn Raw|access-date=2026-01-01}}</ref>