Tupelo, Mississippi is a city located in Lee County and situated at the intersection of two major highways. It is known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley and a regional hub for commerce, industry, healthcare, education and culture. Despite its small size, Tupelo has a strong political history with many key players in local government. In recent years, Tupelo’s mayor has been elected by city residents every four years to serve as leader of the City Council and manage the city's public services. With an estimated population of 38,828 according to 2019 census data, Tupelo holds elections for local offices such as mayor and council members who represent citizens on important issues like economic development and public safety. The focus of these elected officials is to ensure that the citizens of Tupelo have access to the resources they need to live safe and prosperous lives. By engaging with their constituents on matters that affect their everyday lives, local candidates strive to create a better community for all who call Tupelo home.
The political climate in Zip 38801 (Tupelo, MS) is moderately conservative.
Lee County, MS is very conservative. In Lee County, MS 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38801 (Tupelo, MS) is moderately conservative.
Tupelo, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Lee 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.
Tupelo, 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 38801 (Tupelo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 336 contributions totaling $33,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 446 contributions totaling $94,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)