Paris, Mississippi is a small town located in Lamar County with a population of just over 3,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor and board of five aldermen who are elected for four-year terms. Currently, the Mayor of Paris is Ronnie Jackson and the Board of Aldermen consists of Janice Williams, Eddie Walker, Joshua Harris, Ronnie Moore and Perry Brown. These individuals have been in office since 2017 and have worked together to ensure that the residents of Paris receive the highest level of service from their local government. They have made many improvements to the town such as new roads, parks and recreational facilities as well as creating jobs for local citizens. Additionally, they have created several programs designed to help those in need within the community, including increased access to healthcare services and educational opportunities. The current administration has shown an ability to work with different segments of the community to ensure everyone鈥檚 needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 38949 (Paris, MS) is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, MS 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.0%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38949 (Paris, MS) is moderately conservative.
Paris, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Oxford 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.
Paris, 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 38949 (Paris)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)