The politics in 39209 Jackson, MS is a vibrant and complex one. It is part of the city of Jackson, Mississippi’s larger political landscape and has seen much transformation in recent years. The community features a range of political views as citizens debate the direction their city should take. The area is represented by several Democratic politicians at the state level, including Governor Tate Reeves, Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann, and Speaker Philip Gunn. There are also many local elected officials throughout 39209 Jackson that make up a unique political landscape, such as City Council members, school board members, and various other public servants. In addition to these representatives from established parties, independent candidates have found success in local elections in this area, creating an even more diverse mix of political opinions and perspectives.
The political climate in Zip 39209 (Jackson, MS) is very 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 39209 (Jackson, MS) is very liberal.
Jackson, Mississippi is very 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 39209 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $11,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $9,747 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)