The politics in 39192 West, MS are heavily influenced by the state's political landscape. This area is predominantly conservative and has historically voted Republican in most elections. The Republican Party dominates both its local and state-level politics. Most of the candidates running for office have traditionally been Republicans, who emphasize fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention into everyday life. In recent years, however, the Democratic Party has gained some ground in local elections, making it a much more competitive environment for political candidates. Residents are engaged politically and take their civic duty seriously when voting on issues that affect their daily lives. Despite being a largely Conservative area, 39192 West does feature some progressive policies such as support for renewable energy initiatives and marijuana decriminalization laws that reflect the changing nature of politics in this region.
The political climate in Zip 39192 (West, MS) is strongly liberal.
Holmes County, MS is very liberal. In Holmes County, MS 81.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 16.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holmes county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 81.2% to 16.9%.
Holmes county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39192 (West, MS) is strongly liberal.
West, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Holmes County, Mississippi is very liberal.
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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.
West, Mississippi: D D 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 39192 (West)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,731 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)