Mississippi State is a politically active area in the United States. Mississippi has been known to have an extreme conservative political party, which could be seen from the election of Governor Phil Bryant and Attorney General Jim Hood in 2011. The people of Mississippi have been vocal about their opinions on certain topics such as immigration, education, taxes, and healthcare. These topics are important to the state’s residents and they show this through their voting habits and protests. The current president of Mississippi State University even held a “Paint the Town Red” campaign to get students out to vote during elections. Despite the divisions that occur amongst different political views, Mississippi State still has many citizens who actively participate in local politics by attending rallies, debates, and other events that involve the exchange of ideas. This is why it is important for citizens to stay informed about what is going on in their state so they can make decisions that best reflect their values and interests.
The political climate in Mississippi is moderately conservative.
In Mississippi 41.0% of the people voted for the Democratic Party in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted for an Independent Party.
In the last Presidential election, Mississippi remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 41.0%.
Mississippi voted Republican in the previous six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Mississippi, Mississippi: R R R R R R
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 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 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 Mississippi
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,944 contributions totaling $3,888,359 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29,572 contributions totaling $12,416,783 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)