The Cleveland, MS Metro Area is home to a thriving political environment that is full of involvement from the local community. The city has a strong representation in the government, with a mayor and several city council members who are actively engaged in their roles. In addition, numerous local initiatives have been created to ensure that citizens can voice their opinions on important issues. These efforts are supported by a wide range of organizations and businesses, which make sure that their voices are heard. From environmental concerns to economic growth, the people of Cleveland have made it clear that they want to shape their future for the better. With so much energy and enthusiasm for politics, it's no wonder why Cleveland is making waves in the political arena.
The political climate in Cleveland Metro Area is strongly liberal.
In Cleveland Metro Area 64.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Cleveland metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.8% to 34.0%.
The Cleveland metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleveland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Cleveland, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cleveland Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 167 contributions totaling $16,238 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $120,121 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)