Starkville, MS is a city located in 39759 zip code area. It has a vibrant political scene, with numerous candidates running for local offices. These include the mayor, board of aldermen, municipal judge, and other city council members. Issues of interest range from economic development to infrastructure improvements to public safety initiatives. Starkville residents take an active role in the political process, with voter turnout consistently high for both local and state elections. The citizens of Starkville are involved in their community and strive to see their city reach its full potential through sound policies enacted by qualified leaders.
The political climate in Zip 39759 (Starkville, MS) is leaning liberal.
Oktibbeha County, MS is leaning liberal. In Oktibbeha County, MS 52.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oktibbeha county remained moderately Democratic, 52.1% to 45.6%.
Oktibbeha county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39759 (Starkville, MS) is leaning liberal.
Starkville, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
Starkville Metro Area is leaning 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.
Starkville, Mississippi: R R 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 39759 (Starkville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,589 contributions totaling $163,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 553 contributions totaling $154,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)