When LBJ became President, he pushed civil rights and got the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. The South, including Georgia, was not ready for racial equality. The old solid "Democratic South" rapidly fled the party for the socially (and racially) conservative Republican Party and created what is now a predominantly Republican area. It's not confined to Georgia.
Killintimer answered it perfectly. For resources, look up the presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater and the policies practiced by Strom Thurmond and the "Dixiecrats," that should help you really understand why Georgia and most of the deep south switched parties.
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When LBJ became President, he pushed civil rights and got the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. The South, including Georgia, was not ready for racial equality. The old solid "Democratic South" rapidly fled the party for the socially (and racially) conservative Republican Party and created what is now a predominantly Republican area. It's not confined to Georgia.
Killintimer answered it perfectly. For resources, look up the presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater and the policies practiced by Strom Thurmond and the "Dixiecrats," that should help you really understand why Georgia and most of the deep south switched parties.