I suspect that most of Huck's supporters who were voters at that time were Democrats. Most working class people were Democrats.
The party left the people behind and the Repubs picked up the pieces with hollow promises and appeals to tradition, some of which were less than savory. The Democratic Party acted like it didn't care, still does.
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