The politics of 39082 Harrisville, MS are influenced by a number of factors, such as the region's history, its current socio-economic situation, and its distinctive culture. The area has historically been politically conservative, yet progressive on certain social issues. It is dominated by the Republican Party and has typically voted for Republicans in presidential and state elections. The current mayor of Harrisville is Raymond Clawson, who is an independent candidate who was elected in 2013. Many residents feel he has done a good job of balancing fiscal responsibility with people-oriented policies that benefit the community as a whole. There are also several local political initiatives that have been passed over recent years addressing environmental protection, crime prevention, and economic development. It is clear from these efforts that the politics in 39082 Harrisville are focused on improving the quality of life for all citizens regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 39082 (Harrisville, MS) is strongly conservative.
Simpson County, MS is strongly conservative. In Simpson County, MS 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Simpson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 34.2%.
Simpson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39082 (Harrisville, MS) is strongly conservative.
Harrisville, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Simpson County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
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.
Harrisville, 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 39082 (Harrisville)
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 10 contributions totaling $570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)