Shannon, Mississippi is a small town located in Lee County with a population of around 1,000 people. The local government of Shannon is composed of an elected mayor and four council members who serve two year terms. They are responsible for overseeing the town's operations and managing its budget. The mayor and council work together to make decisions that will benefit the citizens of Shannon. In addition to the local government, Shannon also has representation in state politics through its State Representative and Senator who are both elected from the district which encompasses Shannon and other nearby towns. These representatives work together with other elected officials to ensure that laws are fair and beneficial to all Mississippians while also advocating for their specific district's needs. Residents of Shannon can influence their local political environment by staying informed about current issues, exercising their right to vote, and attending community meetings where decisions are made.
The political climate in Shannon, MS is moderately conservative.
Lee County, MS is very conservative. In Lee County, MS 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shannon, MS is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Tupelo Metro Area is very 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.
Shannon, 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 Shannon, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)