Starkville, Mississippi is a small town with a population of approximately 24,000 people. It is located in Oktibbeha County and has been established as the county seat since 1835. Starkville plays an important role in Mississippi politics and its residents take an active role in local elections. The city has always had a strong sense of pride as well as a history of civic engagement. The community is largely made up of citizens who are passionate about the issues that affect their city and state. In recent years, Starkville has seen several local political campaigns that focus on improving infrastructure, promoting economic development, creating jobs and making sure that every citizen has access to quality education. Both major parties have organized candidates who will represent Starkville's interests in upcoming elections and beyond.
The political climate in Starkville, MS is somewhat liberal.
Oktibbeha County, MS is leaning liberal. In Oktibbeha County, MS 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oktibbeha county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 45.6%.
Oktibbeha county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Starkville, MS is somewhat liberal.
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
Starkville 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.
Starkville, Mississippi: R R 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 Starkville, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,029 contributions totaling $819,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,777 contributions totaling $774,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)