Sherman is a small town in Mississippi with an active political scene. The people of the town take great pride in their government, and make sure to participate in local elections and forums. There are a variety of different perspectives and ideas represented within the town's politics, as each candidate brings a unique set of skills and policy points to the table. Local elections see a high turnout, with citizens eager to cast their votes for the candidates they believe have their best interests at heart. Issues such as infrastructure, education, economic development, and public safety are all discussed heavily when it comes to local political matters in Sherman.
The political climate in Zip 38869 (Sherman, MS) is very conservative.
Pontotoc County, MS is very conservative. In Pontotoc County, MS 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pontotoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.2%.
Pontotoc county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38869 (Sherman, MS) is very conservative.
Sherman, Mississippi is very conservative.
Pontotoc County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Tupelo Metro Area is very 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.
Sherman, 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 38869 (Sherman)
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 $3,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)