Iuka, MS (38852) is a small town in the northwest of Mississippi located in Tishomingo County. The town has a rich political history that dates back to Reconstruction and continues today with local elections for Mayor, Alderman, and other positions. In recent years, Iuka has seen an influx of new businesses and residents which has had an effect on the area's political landscape. Despite this growth, Iuka remains relatively small and there are no major political candidates running for office in the near future. Instead, the focus is on electing officials who understand the needs of the community and will work to make Iuka an even better place to live. Residents can expect plenty of local discussion leading up to elections as they strive to find qualified individuals who will do what's best for everyone in town.
The political climate in Zip 38852 (Iuka, MS) is very conservative.
Tishomingo County, MS is very conservative. In Tishomingo County, MS 11.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tishomingo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.8% to 11.6%.
Tishomingo county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38852 (Iuka, MS) is very conservative.
Iuka, Mississippi is very conservative.
Tishomingo County, Mississippi is very conservative.
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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.
Iuka, 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 38852 (Iuka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $14,671 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $35,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)