[MacNaughton]

9 ... In contrast to 1860, the highest vote totals Romney got were in Utah (72%), Wyoming (69%) and Oklahoma (67%). Most of the old CSA states came in with substantially smaller majorities for Romney.

So any seceding state would not only have to fight invading federal forces, it would at the same time have to fight an internal civil war to suppress dissent.

The core deep southern states = LA/MS/AL/GA/SC all have state populations >30% black, and increasing. There continues to be a significant population shift where black Americans are moving to the south.

[Sherman Logan]

Well aware of that. Should be a relevant point to those who want to secede. Nothing like a little race war tossed into your secession to liven things up.