Who was the first president elected from the deep south since zachary taylor and the first graduate of the us naval academy?

The first president elected from the Deep South since Zachary Taylor was Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was born and raised in Georgia and was the first U.S. president to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, having attended the academy before pursuing a career in politics.