Southaven, MS is a city located in DeSoto County in the northern part of the state with a population of 51,988. Residents of Southaven are represented by Mayor Darren Musselwhite and Ward 5 Councilman Lee Caldwell at the local level. The government of Southaven is committed to ensuring that all areas of city life are managed effectively through its various departments. This includes providing excellent public safety services, maintaining quality infrastructure, providing recreational opportunities and promoting economic development. Southaven also works closely with local organizations to ensure that residents’ needs are met and to foster a strong sense of community. The city has a long history of political involvement, particularly in local elections, where residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard on important issues facing their city.
The political climate in Zip 38672 (Southaven, MS) is moderately conservative.
DeSoto County, MS is moderately conservative. In DeSoto County, MS 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeSoto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.1%.
DeSoto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38672 (Southaven, MS) is moderately conservative.
Southaven, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
DeSoto County, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Southaven, 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 38672 (Southaven)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 195 contributions totaling $19,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $21,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)