Clarksdale, MS is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. The city has a total population of around 19,000 and is known for its vibrant culture and diverse population. Politically, Clarksdale is a part of the Mississippi 2nd congressional district, represented by Bennie Thompson in the United States House of Representatives. At the state level, Clarksdale is currently represented by Representative Abe Hudson Jr., Senator Robert Jackson, and Senator Derrick Simmons in the Mississippi State Senate. On the local level, Clarksdale has several elected officials including Mayor Chuck Espy as well as members of the Board of Aldermen such as Dr. William Turner and Mr. Rickie Corley. Together these officials are responsible for setting policies that affect the entire city and its people.
The political climate in Zip 38614 (Clarksdale, MS) is strongly liberal.
Coahoma County, MS is very liberal. In Coahoma County, MS 70.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coahoma county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.8% to 27.9%.
Coahoma county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38614 (Clarksdale, MS) is strongly liberal.
Clarksdale, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Coahoma County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Clarksdale Metro Area is very 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.
Clarksdale, 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 38614 (Clarksdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $38,447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $39,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)