With the disfranchisement of Blacks in 1901, the state became part of the "Solid South", a system in which the Democratic Party operated as effectively the only viable political party in every Southern state.
wɪððə dɪsfɹˈæntʃaɪzmənt ʌv blˈæks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, ðə stˈeɪt bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə "sˈɑːlɪd sˈaʊθ", ɐ sˈɪstəm ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾi ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd æz ɪfˈɛktɪvli ðɪ ˈoʊnli vˈaɪəbəl pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn ˈɛvɹi sˈʌðɚn stˈeɪt.