This district had historically been a Democratic Party stronghold. Antipathy to the Republican Party had its origins in the American Civil War and the infamous General Order 11. The Union Army ordered evacuation of the county in an attempt to reduce support for and the power of bushwhacker guerrillas.
This region had traditionally been a stronghold of the Democratic Party. Hatred for the Republican Party originated in the American Civil War and General Order 11, which led to the Union Army's evacuation order to reduce support for bushwhacker guerrillas.