The Indianola, MS Metro Area is a vibrant area with its own unique political landscape. The region is home to several counties and cities that are served by various local governments. Each of these local entities has its own elected officials who make decisions at the local level, such as county commissioners, mayors, city council members, school board members, and other important figures in the political process. Furthermore, residents of Indianola often take an active role in local politics by voting in elections and supporting their preferred candidates. With a strong base of support for both major parties and a growing number of independent voters, Indianola has become an increasingly politically engaged area. As the region continues to grow and develop, it will be interesting to see how its politics evolve in the years ahead.
The political climate in Indianola Metro Area is very liberal.
In Indianola Metro Area 70.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Indianola metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.0% to 28.9%.
The Indianola metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Indianola Metro Area is very 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.
Indianola, 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 Indianola Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $173,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)