Marietta, MS is a small town in Lamar County with a population of just over 300 people. This small, rural community doesn't have much in the way of political representation. The county as a whole is represented by state officials and US Congressmen who carry out their duties with the best interests of the county and its citizens in mind. Though Marietta does not have any local candidates or representatives, the larger county provides some structure and direction for the smaller towns located within it. The town's residents may call upon their representatives for assistance with local concerns or look to them to serve as an advocate for their needs on a larger level.
The political climate in Zip 38856 (Marietta, MS) is very conservative.
Prentiss County, MS is very conservative. In Prentiss County, MS 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prentiss county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.2%.
Prentiss county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38856 (Marietta, MS) is very conservative.
Marietta, Mississippi is very conservative.
Prentiss County, Mississippi is very conservative.
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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.
Marietta, 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 38856 (Marietta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)