The politics of the Jackson, Mississippi Metro Area are complex and ever-changing. The area is composed of several cities and counties which all have their own distinct opinions on local and state politics. There is only one representative in the US House of Representatives for this entire region, and elections often have competitive races between candidates from both major political parties. Elections also take place at the state level for a number of government positions, ranging from Governor to Mayor. Additionally, many local initiatives are put forward by local political organizations seeking to have their voices heard in the political arena. In this way, the citizens of Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Area are constantly engaged in discussion about current policies and making their voices heard through ballot initiatives and voting.
The political climate in Jackson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Jackson Metro Area 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Jackson metro area remained narrowly Democratic, 51.1% to 47.4%.
The Jackson metro area voted Democratic in the last three Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Jackson, Mississippi: R R r 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 Jackson Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,022 contributions totaling $1,548,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,154 contributions totaling $4,365,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $535 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)