The politics of 39465 Petal, MS are largely shaped by the local government and its representatives. Though there is no population data available for this area, it is clear that the residents of Petal have a vested interest in the decisions being made by their elected officials. The current political landscape in Petal is composed of several local candidates vying for seats in state and federal elections. These candidates often come from different parties and backgrounds but share a common desire to improve life in Petal through increased public services, better infrastructure, and more economic opportunities. While these politicians may not always agree on every issue, they each strive to make a positive difference for their community through their commitment to public service.
The political climate in Zip 39465 (Petal, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Forrest County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Forrest County, MS 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forrest county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Forrest county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39465 (Petal, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Petal, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Forrest County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Hattiesburg Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Petal, Mississippi: R R R R R R
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 39465 (Petal)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $2,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $20,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)