The first elected president in American history was born in the south, but none of the elected presidents belonged to major political parties. The only exception is john adams, a candidate nominated by the Federalist Party, who declared victory in the first (and only) presidential election in 1796. The following is a list of presidents who won the national presidential election on behalf of major political parties:

Democracy and political parties: Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, 1800.

Democrats: andrew jackson, South Carolina/Tennessee, 1828.

Whig Party: william henry harrison, Virginia, 1840.

* * * Hehe Party: originally from abraham lincoln, Kentucky, 1860.

It is worth noting that George Washington, the first president of the United States, came from Virginia, although he did not belong to any political party. )

In addition, before the Civil War, the South produced the most American presidents. Due to the negative influence of the civil war, it is impossible for a southerner to run for president for a century, unless he moves to the north (such as Woodrow Wilson) or is promoted by the vice president (such as Harry S. Truman and lyndon johnson). 1976, Jimmy Carter finally broke this convention and became the first southerner to be elected president since 1848 in Zachary Taylor. After that, except Ronald Reagan, all American presidents since 1976 were from the south. Many other famous politicians and political movements were born in the southern United States. 1948, a group of Democratic congressmen headed by Strom Thurmond, the governor of South Carolina, broke away from the Democratic Party to protest an anti-apartheid speech by Senator Hubert humphrey of Minnesota, and established a state-owned Democratic Party called Dixie Democratic Party. In that year's presidential election, the party nominated thurmond as the presidential candidate, but ultimately lost.

In the presidential election of 1968, Alabama Governor george wallace ran for the presidency in the name of the American Independence Party. The slogan of Wallace's camp was "law and order", which was similar to the slogan of later * * * and party candidate Richard Nixon. Nixon's "Southern Strategy" chose to avoid racial issues and pay attention to cultural conservative values, such as family and patriotism, which were widely supported by southern Baptists.

1994, another southern politician, newt gingrich, created the majority control advantage of the Republican Party over Congress for 12 years. Gingrich became the Speaker of the US House of Representatives in 1995, but was forced to step down in 1998 because of his improper handling of Bill Clinton's impeachment case. Tom DeLay, a representative of Texas, succeeded in becoming the most powerful leader in Congress and the party until he was suddenly prosecuted in 2005. Southern senators who became party leaders in the Senate also included howard baker in Tennessee, trent lott in Mississippi and Bill frist in Tennessee.