University, MS is a small town located near Jackson, Mississippi with a population of over 3,000 people. It has a rich history and culture that is heavily focused on community involvement and communication. Although the community is mainly residential, it does have its fair share of political activity. In particular, the city has an elected mayor and five-member city council who are charged with making decisions about local government matters such as zoning regulations and public works projects. Additionally, candidates for state offices often visit University to campaign as well as hold debates and other related events. Overall, University is an engaged and informed political town that takes pride in its involvement in the democratic process.
The political climate in University, MS is leaning liberal.
Lafayette County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, MS 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.0%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
University, MS is leaning liberal.
Lafayette County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Oxford Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Mississippi is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
University, Mississippi: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in University, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,235 contributions totaling $346,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,361 contributions totaling $863,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $635 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)