Jackson, MS is the capital and most populous city in the state of Mississippi. In 2019, the population of Jackson was estimated to be around 160,000 people. The politics in this city are heavily influenced by the local elected officials who are responsible for representing its citizens. These elected officials come from all political backgrounds and represent a wide variety of opinions and perspectives on how to best serve their constituents. Local political candidates typically campaign on issues such as economic development, education reform, infrastructure improvements, crime prevention, and environmental protection. It is important for residents to stay informed about the positions held by these local politicians so that they can make informed decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 39206 (Jackson, MS) is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, MS is very liberal. In Hinds County, MS 73.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinds county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Hinds county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39206 (Jackson, MS) is strongly liberal.
Jackson, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, Mississippi is very liberal.
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.
Jackson, 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 39206 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,569 contributions totaling $126,255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $23,778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)