Mound Bayou, MS is a small town located in Bolivar County with a population of about 1,100. It is known for being the first all-black town in the United States and is still home to a predominantly African American population. Although it is a small town, politics play an important role in day-to-day life here. The local government consists of a Mayor, five council members, and various other committees that work together to provide services such as water and sewer systems, police and fire protection, public health services, and other essential programs. In recent years, Mound Bayou has seen more involvement from younger generations in local elections. The current mayor ran on a platform of community development and has put forth initiatives to improve infrastructure and encourage economic growth within the town's borders. In addition to the local government in Mound Bayou, there are numerous state representatives who are committed to representing the interests of this unique community at the state level.
The political climate in Zip 38762 (Mound Bayou, MS) is strongly liberal.
Bolivar County, MS is strongly liberal. In Bolivar County, MS 64.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bolivar county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.8% to 34.0%.
Bolivar county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38762 (Mound Bayou, MS) is strongly liberal.
Mound Bayou, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Bolivar County, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Cleveland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mound Bayou, 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 38762 (Mound Bayou)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)