Recently this Democratic dominance has eroded, yet the South maintains its conservative stance.

Arkansas began its statehood with a strong Democratic dominance in politics.

"With each election, there is an assault on the hegemony of Democratic dominance in the Legislature."

Whether it be an era of Democratic dominance or Republican revolution, the middle usually matters in the Senate.

But her defeat after one term was a strong signal that generations of Democratic dominance in Texas had ended.

But the gains are modest and do not affect Democratic dominance on issues that voters say they care about the most.

A second advantage is the Democratic dominance and organization in African-American communities.

It was also followed by Democratic dominance of the Governorship for 90 years.

This recent Democratic dominance may be explained by the increasing conservatism of the national Republican Party.

The 2006 election brought no significant change in this pattern of Democratic dominance.