Starkville, Mississippi is located in Oktibbeha County and is part of the Starkville-MSU Metro Area. It is home to Mississippi State University which has a great influence on the political atmosphere in the area. The mayor of Starkville is Lynn Spruill and she was first elected in 2017. During her tenure she has worked to make sure that all members of the community are included and have their voices heard. There have also been city initiatives such as the formation of a task force to address racial injustice in the community. With state funding from The Mississippi Department of Transportation, there have been many infrastructure improvements throughout Starkville, which affects all citizens in a positive way. This shows the dedication from local leadership to improve life for residents. Local elections are held every four years allowing citizens to select representatives that will lead their community forward with new ideas and solutions.
The political climate in Starkville Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Starkville Metro Area 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, the Starkville metro area remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 45.6%.
The Starkville metro area voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 Starkville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,667 contributions totaling $165,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 631 contributions totaling $177,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)