The small town of Quitman, Mississippi (39355) is located in the heart of Clarke County. It has a rich history that dates back to its incorporation in 1838. The town is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with five elected council members for the town’s two wards. The current mayor is Robert Hammond, and the council members are James Robinson, Mary Ann Pfeiffer, Cora McClain, and David Odom. Local issues are discussed by the board on a regular basis and include topics such as budgeting, infrastructure development, law enforcement services, and quality of life improvements for residents. All decisions made at the municipal level are voted on by the board prior to implementation. Additionally, Quitman also falls within District 82 of the Mississippi House of Representatives and District 37 of the Mississippi Senate. Both districts are represented by Republican Wendell Womack in both houses at present. Overall, Quitman's politics focus intensely on local issues in order to best serve its residents' interests and continue to develop this small town into one that can provide a solid foundation for its citizens in terms of job opportunities and quality of life standards.
The political climate in Zip 39355 (Quitman, MS) is strongly conservative.
Clarke County, MS is strongly conservative. In Clarke County, MS 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 34.0%.
Clarke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39355 (Quitman, MS) is strongly conservative.
Quitman, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Clarke County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
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.
Quitman, 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 39355 (Quitman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $9,469 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)