The politics in Jackson, MS 39212 are largely influenced by local and state initiatives. The government of the city is run by a strong mayor-council system, where the mayor is directly elected by the people and is the head of executive branch. The legislative branch is made up of nine members of the City Council, who are elected from single-member districts to represent different parts of the city. There is also a judicial branch which consists of Municipal Court judges appointed by the Mayor. Every two years, voters in Jackson have an opportunity to exercise their voting rights to express support for local politicians that they believe will best serve their needs and interests. Local events such as town halls and forums provide an engaging platform for citizens to gain insight on the issues that matter most to them, allowing them to make informed decisions at election time.
The political climate in Zip 39212 (Jackson, MS) is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, MS is very liberal. In Hinds County, MS 73.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinds county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Hinds county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39212 (Jackson, MS) is strongly liberal.
Jackson, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Jackson 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.
Jackson, 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 39212 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 352 contributions totaling $31,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $5,364 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)