Vancleave is a small town located in Jackson County, Mississippi. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is known for its rural community feel. Politically, Vancleave leans towards the Republican side of the spectrum. The local government consists of three elected officials: Mayor Kenneth Lott, Alderman Chris Sanford, and Alderman Lea Brescher. All three have represented Vancleave since 2018 and are committed to keeping it a safe and friendly place to live. They are passionate about economic growth, having efficient city services, and maintaining public health and safety in the area. Vancleave prides itself on its tight-knit community and local politics are often centered on the needs of their citizens.
The political climate in Zip 39565 (Vancleave, MS) is very conservative.
Jackson County, MS is very conservative. In Jackson County, MS 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 31.9%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39565 (Vancleave, MS) is very conservative.
Vancleave, Mississippi is very conservative.
Jackson County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Gulfport-Biloxi 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.
Vancleave, 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 39565 (Vancleave)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $1,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $12,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)