Grenada, Mississippi is the county seat of Grenada County and is home to a population of approximately 13,000 people. The city has a strong foundation in politics and local government with four wards for representation and an elected Mayor. The current Mayor is Billy Collins who was first elected in 2013. Each ward has two elected aldermen that represent the needs of the citizens of Grenada. As part of their duties, these representatives create laws and regulations governing the daily activities of residents. In addition, they work closely with local businesses to ensure that they are abiding by all necessary ordinances. Furthermore, each year the Grenada City Council meets together to discuss new initiatives and budgets designed to improve the quality of life for its citizens. Through this process they ensure that taxes are fairly allocated across different areas while also advocating for additional funding from state or federal grants when needed. The hardworking politicians in Grenada strive to keep their city safe and prosperous through engagement with its citizens and diligent management of resources.
The political climate in Grenada, MS is leaning conservative.
Grenada County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Grenada County, MS 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grenada county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 43.4%.
Grenada county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grenada, MS is leaning conservative.
Grenada County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Grenada 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.
Grenada, 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 Grenada, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $69,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 390 contributions totaling $95,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)