Porterville, MS is a small community located in 39352 zip code. The city has a rich local political history and its residents are passionate about keeping their community running smoothly. The city is led by an elected mayor and town council who work together to create policies and regulations that are beneficial to the citizens of Porterville. Local elections are held every two years, giving voters the chance to elect representatives who share their values and vision for the future of Porterville. The current officials have been working diligently to ensure that the town remains a safe and stable place for families to call home. Through strong leadership and wise decision making, the elected officials of Porterville strive to meet the needs of its citizens while striving for progress on important local issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 39352 (Porterville, MS) is somewhat liberal.
Kemper County, MS is moderately liberal. In Kemper County, MS 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kemper county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 37.8%.
Kemper county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39352 (Porterville, MS) is somewhat liberal.
Porterville, Mississippi is somewhat liberal.
Kemper County, Mississippi is moderately liberal.
Meridian Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Porterville, 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 39352 (Porterville)
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 11 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)