Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, which suffered the worst havoc from Hurricane Katrina, voted overwhelmingly for Bush in 2004.
I must admit that the idea of sending money to people who supported Bush, who is if anything a worse disaster than Katrina, sticks in my craw.
So, before donating any contribution to the relief efforts, I did some checking on the election results for the major cities affected: New Orleans, Biloxi and Mobile.
New Orleans voted 77% Kerry, 22% Bush. Biloxi: 37% Kerry, 63% Bush. Mobile: 41% Kerry, 59% Bush.
There’s an interesting analysis on the website Foggy Mtn. Breakdown – 2004:
…virtually all major Southern cities, save Houston, Fort Worth, Tampa, Jacksonville, Oklahoma City, Knoxville, Lexington, Ky., Raleigh, and Birmingham, voted either decisively for (Kerry) or were at least tied. Those latter cities include Dallas, New Orleans, Miami, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, Louisville, Little Rock, Charlotte, Greensboro, Richmond, Norfolk, and Fairfax County, Va. Likewise, most major Southern university towns, Austin, Texas, Athens, Georgia, Gainesville, Florida, Columbia, S. C., Chapel Hill and Durham, N.C., and Charlottesville, Va., voted heavily for the challenger.