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06/06/26 · 9:08 PM UTC · 18 SOURCES

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“The third wave of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the 1960s was composed primarily of individuals who had transitioned to the Republican Party.”
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TL;DR ·KKK activism encouraged a Southern Republican shift, but members were not primarily Republican.

WHAT WE FOUND

The claim is MISLEADING because it misinterprets the political impact of the Ku Klux Klan as the party affiliation of its members. Research indicates that Southern counties with active KKK chapters in the 1960s experienced a five percent greater swing to the Republican Party in subsequent years . While this activism contributed to a long-term realignment of the Southern electorate and increased political polarization, the sources do not confirm that the Klan's membership was primarily composed of individuals who had transitioned to the Republican Party during the 1960s . Historically, many KKK members were associated with the Democratic Party, and the movement's third-wave peak occurred while the South was still transitioning from being a Democratic stronghold . The KKK's influence encouraged other white voters to move toward the Republican Party, but the Klansmen themselves often remained outside mainstream party structures or were affiliated with segregationist factions .

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  9. 9 · news.yale.eduACADEMIC
    Research in the News: The Klan's legacy found in political polarization

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  10. 10 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
    No, the Democratic Party didn't create the Ku Klux Klan - PolitiFact

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