The politics in 39307 Meridian, MS are shaped by the views and opinions of the people living within the area. The city is home to an ethnically and economically diverse population that come together to create a strong sense of community. This includes both its citizens, business owners, and other stakeholders from across the region who have a vested interest in seeing the city thrive. In recent years, 39307 Meridian has seen considerable growth, allowing for new opportunities through businesses, housing developments, and infrastructure improvements. On the political front, candidates running for office in this area strive to represent and advocate for all members of the community while providing solutions to any emerging issues. Through their efforts, local politicians strive to ensure that all residents are heard and represented fairly by those representing them in government.
The political climate in Zip 39307 (Meridian, MS) is leaning conservative.
Lauderdale County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Lauderdale County, MS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.5%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39307 (Meridian, MS) is leaning conservative.
Meridian, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Meridian Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Meridian, 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 39307 (Meridian)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $7,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)