Pope, MS is a small community located in Mississippi with a population of about 3,500 people. The local political scene is mainly focused on creating and maintaining a healthy atmosphere for citizens living in the area. The mayor of Pope, MS is Van Hines and the board of aldermen are comprised of five members. They work together to pass initiatives that will benefit the citizens and promote economic growth within the city. The goal of local politics is to ensure that all voices are heard and that Pope's citizens have access to resources they need. Additionally, the local government works closely with state and federal governments to ensure that Pope's residents receive their fair share of resources from higher levels of government. Local political candidates often have a platform based on making sure everyone in Pope has an equal opportunity for success through education, job security, housing, healthcare and other important services.
The political climate in Zip 38658 (Pope, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Panola County, MS is leaning conservative. In Panola County, MS 47.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Panola county remained Republican, 51.6% to 47.4%.
Panola county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38658 (Pope, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Pope, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Panola County, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
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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.
Pope, Mississippi: d r d d 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 38658 (Pope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $65 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)