The politics of 38701 Greenville, MS is a reflection of the broader state of Mississippi. Within this area, the political scene is dominated by an array of local and statewide issues that affect residents in their day-to-day lives. These issues range from education to economic development and involve both Republicans and Democrats in varying degrees. Most notably, the area is represented in Washington D.C. by representatives Steven Palazzo R-MS 4th District as well as Bennie Thompson D-MS 2nd District who have distinct views on how the country should move forward in tackling various issues facing Americans today. Additionally, the local government has made strides towards improving public services with active participation from the community, showing that citizens can be active players in shaping their own future despite being situated within a larger political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 38701 (Greenville, MS) is strongly liberal.
Washington County, MS is very liberal. In Washington County, MS 69.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.3% to 29.4%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38701 (Greenville, MS) is strongly liberal.
Greenville, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Washington County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Greenville 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.
Greenville, 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 38701 (Greenville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $26,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $226,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)