Canton, Mississippi is located in Madison County and has a population of 13,189 people. It is governed by an elected mayor and five city council members who are committed to providing the residents with quality services. The city has been consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in Mississippi due the its rich history, robust economy and strong sense of community. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending city council meetings or voting for their preferred candidates during elections. The current mayor is William Truly Jr., and he is supported by several capable council members who work hard to ensure that Canton remains a thriving city with plenty of opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 39046 (Canton, MS) is leaning conservative.
Madison County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, MS 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.4%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39046 (Canton, MS) is leaning conservative.
Canton, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Madison County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
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.
Canton, 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).
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 39046 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 168 contributions totaling $13,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $73,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)