The small town of Leland, Mississippi has a proud history of politics that dates back to the founding of the town in 1877. Located in Washington County, Leland is home to a tight-knit community that takes pride in their local government and candidates. Although the population is not available for this area, residents are very involved with their civic duties and participate in the selection of elected officials who represent their interests at the local level. The locals have always shown a strong commitment towards participatory democracy and hold regular town meetings to discuss pressing issues affecting their constituents. This dedication to representation has led to successful initiatives such as increasing access to public transportation and revitalizing downtown areas. Furthermore, Leland’s mayoral races have been highly contested with incumbents often facing stiff competition from other passionate candidates vying for office. All parties involved in these elections are focused on representing the needs of the people and making sure that everyone’s voices are heard when it comes to important decisions regarding local matters.
The political climate in Zip 38756 (Leland, MS) is strongly liberal.
Washington County, MS is very liberal. In Washington County, MS 69.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.3% to 29.4%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38756 (Leland, MS) is strongly liberal.
Leland, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Washington County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Greenville Metro Area is very 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.
Leland, 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 38756 (Leland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $3,708 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $54,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)