The 39501 zip code of Gulfport, Mississippi is situated in the south part of Harrison County and is largely a residential area. With a population of over 18,000 people, this community is politically engaged with its citizens voicing opinions on local matters. The city has an elected mayor and five members of its council who are all voted into office by the people living in the area. There are various public forums for residents to discuss the current issues with local politics and engage with the elected officials. Solutions to local problems can be discussed and put forward to improve the quality of life for everyone in Gulfport's 39501 zip code.
The political climate in Zip 39501 (Gulfport, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Harrison County, MS is strongly conservative. In Harrison County, MS 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.5%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39501 (Gulfport, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Gulfport, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Harrison County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Gulfport, 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 39501 (Gulfport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $9,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $51,891 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $494 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)