æz kˈaʊntiz wɜː ðə bˈeɪsɪs ʌv ᵻlˈɛkʃən dˈɪstɹɪkts, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt wʌzɐ ɹˈʊɹɹəl maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi ðæt dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd stˈeɪt pˈɑːlətˌɪks θɹuː nˌɪɹli θɹˈiːkwˈɔːɹɾɚz ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ʌntˈɪl ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv fˈɛdɚɹəl kˈoːɹt kˈeɪsᵻz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɹˌiːdˈɪstɹɪktɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː tə mˈiːt ˈiːkwəl ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən.
As counties were the basis of election districts, the result was a rural minority that dominated state politics through nearly three-quarters of the century, until a series of federal court cases required redistricting in 1972 to meet equal representation.