The politics in 39762 Mississippi State, MS are shaped by a long history of conservative values and traditional beliefs. The most prominent political party in the area is the Republican Party, which holds all of the seats in both the state Senate and House of Representatives. The Mississippi State Legislature is responsible for establishing laws and enacting bills that affect the everyday lives of its residents. Local political candidates often run on platforms that focus on tax reforms, economic development, education reform, crime reduction, and other issues that are important to residents. Local elections typically include candidates from both major parties as well as third-party organizations that share similar ideologies. With its strong sense of community and traditional values, 39762 Mississippi State remains a stronghold for conservative beliefs and policies.
The political climate in Zip 39762 (Mississippi State, MS) is somewhat liberal.
Oktibbeha County, MS is leaning liberal. In Oktibbeha County, MS 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oktibbeha county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 45.6%.
Oktibbeha county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39762 (Mississippi State, MS) is somewhat liberal.
Mississippi State, Mississippi is somewhat liberal.
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
Starkville 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.
Mississippi State, Mississippi: R R 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 39762 (Mississippi State)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $1,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)