The politics in 38921 Charleston, MS vary greatly from the rest of the state. As a small town, there are many local political candidates vying for office each election cycle. Some of these candidates focus on issues that are specific to the community such as improving education and public safety, while others take a more broad approach to advocating for residents' rights and freedoms. Even though there is no population data available for this area specifically, it is clear that politics in Charleston have a significant influence on the lives of its citizens. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about who is running for office and what they stand for in order to make an educated decision when casting their ballot.
The political climate in Zip 38921 (Charleston, MS) is somewhat liberal.
Tallahatchie County, MS is somewhat liberal. In Tallahatchie County, MS 54.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tallahatchie county remained strongly Democratic, 54.6% to 43.8%.
Tallahatchie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38921 (Charleston, MS) is somewhat liberal.
Charleston, Mississippi is somewhat liberal.
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Charleston, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 38921 (Charleston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)