Clinton, MS is a small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of around 26,000 people, it is an important political region within the state. The local politics in Clinton are focused on issues of economic development, educational reform and concerns over crime rates. Political candidates from both major parties work hard to represent the citizens of this city and understand their needs. Local elections often provide an opportunity for citizens to get involved in the political process and shape how their community grows and develops.
The political climate in Zip 39056 (Clinton, MS) is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, MS is very liberal. In Hinds County, MS 73.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinds county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Hinds county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39056 (Clinton, MS) is strongly liberal.
Clinton, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, Mississippi is very liberal.
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.
Clinton, 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 39056 (Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 208 contributions totaling $19,457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 364 contributions totaling $67,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)