Hattiesburg, MS with the zip code 39401 is a vibrant city in the American South. politically it is a Democratic-leaning city and is represented by several Democrats in both state and federal positions. At the local level, Mayor Toby Barker is currently serving his second term as mayor. He leads a city council consisting of nine members and an appointed City Manager. The city government has come under scrutiny for its handling of economic development projects, public safety, and education initiatives. Residents are also active in local politics, advocating for their needs at community meetings and through political campaigns conducted throughout the year. With an engaged citizenry that plays an important role in policy decisions, Hattiesburg holds promise for a bright political future.
The political climate in Zip 39401 (Hattiesburg, MS) is leaning conservative.
Forrest County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Forrest County, MS 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forrest county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Forrest county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39401 (Hattiesburg, MS) is leaning conservative.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Forrest County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Hattiesburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hattiesburg, 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 39401 (Hattiesburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 522 contributions totaling $33,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 190 contributions totaling $58,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)