At-large voting had diluted the votes of any minority in a county, as the majority tended to take all seats.
ætlˈɑːɹdʒ vˈoʊɾɪŋ hæd daɪlˈuːɾᵻd ðə vˈoʊts ʌv ˌɛni maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɪn ɐ kˈaʊnti, æz ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi tˈɛndᵻd tə tˈeɪk ˈɔːl sˈiːts.