Who are the “old school” Democrats in the Democratic Party in Alabama? Are they Blacks?
https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2004/11/28/analysis-how-did-gop-win-alabama/27646348007/
The above links to an article from 2004 regarding the change of Alabama political leadership from the Democrats to the Republicans. Democrats in Alabama now only pull about 40% democrat votes in every state-wide election. Prior to the mid-1990s, the democrats had controlled the state since reconstruction.