Gunnison, Mississippi is a small town in Sunflower County with a population of just over 1000 people. The local politics of Gunnison are based on the principles of democracy, where all citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions and have their voices heard. Residents are encouraged to engage in local political conversations and be actively involved in local government decisions that can impact their lives and the future of their community. The citizens of Gunnison elect representatives at the municipal level to serve as leaders for the city and advocate for its interests. These representatives strive to ensure that everyone's needs are being met and that policies created by the local government benefit all individuals living within its boundaries. Furthermore, candidates from both major parties participate in elections, allowing residents to make informed decisions when it comes time to cast their ballots. All citizens also have access to resources such as candidate forums or debates which help them make informed decisions about which candidate they choose to represent them.
The political climate in Zip 38746 (Gunnison, MS) is moderately liberal.
Bolivar County, MS is strongly liberal. In Bolivar County, MS 64.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bolivar county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.8% to 34.0%.
Bolivar county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38746 (Gunnison, MS) is moderately liberal.
Gunnison, Mississippi is moderately liberal.
Bolivar County, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Cleveland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Gunnison, 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 38746 (Gunnison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)