Politics in 39756 Prairie, MS largely focus on local issues that have an impact on the lives of those living in this area. Candidates for local office run centered around improving infrastructure, increasing access to education and healthcare, and protecting the environment. The current mayor is a Democrat who has been in office since 2019 and has worked with both sides of the political aisle to improve the quality of life for those living in the community. There have been several initiatives that have been successful during her tenure, such as expanding public transportation and increasing access to mental health services. The city council consists of a mix of Democrats and Republicans, working together to advance projects that benefit the community, while ensuring fiscal responsibility. 39756 Prairie is proud to be a part of Mississippi politics and continues to advocate for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 39756 (Prairie, MS) is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MS is strongly conservative. In Monroe County, MS 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 34.0%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39756 (Prairie, MS) is moderately conservative.
Prairie, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Mississippi is strongly 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.
Prairie, 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 39756 (Prairie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)