Mendenhall, MS is a small town located in Simpson County. It is the county seat of Simpson County and has been home to many families for generations. In Mendenhall, the local politics are focused on providing the best services for its citizens. The town is served by a Board of Aldermen who work to ensure that the town has adequate resources and services available to its residents. They also work to improve infrastructure and promote economic development within the community. The Board is made up of five members who are each elected for four-year terms. Additionally, Mendenhall has a Mayor elected every four years as well as a Chief of Police responsible for protecting the citizens of Mendenhall. Local elections are held every two years with all citizens over 18 eligible to vote. Mendenhall's politics strive to make sure that residents have access to quality public services while maintaining fiscal responsibility and promoting economic growth within the community.
The political climate in Mendenhall, MS is moderately conservative.
Simpson County, MS is strongly conservative. In Simpson County, MS 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Simpson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 34.2%.
Simpson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mendenhall, MS is moderately conservative.
Simpson County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mendenhall, 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 Mendenhall, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 620 contributions totaling $15,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $35,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)