Page 703 18.2. How did the labor and women’s movements challenge the nineteenth-century meanings of American freedom? Analyze the map depicting socialist towns and cities in the United States between 1900 and 1920. A map of the united states that has cities marked where there were socialist mayors or major municipal officers, other than mayor. The highest density of socialist mayors is in the midwest and around the great lakes. There are some in alabama, oregon, california, and even montana. Click on the map to enlarge. Socialists in the Progressive era never won more than 6 percent of the vote in presidential elections. But what does this map reveal about the socialist movement and its political success in the United States?