Greenwood, MS is an important political center in the state of Mississippi. It is home to many local and state government offices, including the Mayor's office and City Council. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for running the town’s day-to-day operations and setting policies that meet the needs of the community. Local politics in Greenwood are dominated by a few key figures, such as longtime Mayor Carolyn McAdams Smith and her City Council members, who have been in office for decades. Every four years, residents elect a new mayor and city council members to lead their government. Voters also participate in elections for U.S. House, Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer and other state officials throughout Mississippi. Through these elections, citizens can make their voices heard on the issues that matter most to them while helping shape their local government.
The political climate in Greenwood, MS is strongly liberal.
Leflore County, MS is very liberal. In Leflore County, MS 70.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leflore county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.2% to 28.7%.
Leflore county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood, MS is strongly liberal.
Leflore County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Greenwood Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Greenwood, Mississippi: D D D D D D
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 Greenwood, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,070 contributions totaling $38,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 789 contributions totaling $542,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $688 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)