Located in Coahoma County, the small town of Friars Point, Mississippi (38631) is known for its historic buildings and scenic river views. Although the population of this small rural town is not large, there are still many important politics that affect the community. Local decisions are made at the city council level by five elected officials who are voted on by citizens of Friars Point. These officials handle all aspects of local government from budgeting to approving new building construction. In addition, representatives from each district in Coahoma County are sent to Jackson to speak on behalf of their constituents and lobby for legislative change. The people of Friars Point have a history of active participation in local politics and are regularly seen at city council meetings voicing their opinions and ideas.
The political climate in Zip 38631 (Friars Point, MS) is strongly liberal.
Coahoma County, MS is very liberal. In Coahoma County, MS 70.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coahoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.8% to 27.9%.
Coahoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38631 (Friars Point, MS) is strongly liberal.
Friars Point, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Coahoma County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Clarksdale Metro Area is very 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.
Friars Point, 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 38631 (Friars Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $12,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,083 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)