Mississippi
Welcome to the Mississippi state page! Here, Mississippi organizers can access and document ongoing projects, current leadership positions, upcoming races, and other important information. This list is non-exhaustive, and state teams are encouraged to expand and adapt these pages to their organizing needs.
Political Landscape of Mississippi
Partisan Composition of Mississippi
Overall, Mississippi is considered a deep red state, with a Cook PVI of R+11 as of 2022, regularly voting 55-60% Republican in statewide races. Both their US Senators and governor are Republican. Their US House delegation is 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Republicans have supermajorities in the state legislature - 79-41-2 Independents in the state house, 36-16 in the state senate (as of 2/10/24), giving them a trifecta.
Progressive Outlook for Mississippi
The overall progressive strategy for Mississippi is troubled. The state has been conservative for decades and this is unlikely to change in the near future, but there is hope. The main priority of progressives here is fighting on the local level and following Brandon Presley's example of how Democrats can win statewide contests. It is also possible to advance progressive priorities via citizen-led ballot amendments. As Mississippi is an open primary state, it is also recommended to vote in the Republican primary for moderate candidates as a further means of harm reduction. The one US House seat held by a Democrat should also be targeted for progressive candidates in the primary. Additionally, in what very few blue seats there are, due to MS election laws, progressive third-party or independent candidates are not subject to the spoiler effect due to runoffs.
Get Involved
Register to Vote in Mississippi
Progressive Organizations in Mississippi
Below is a list of progressive organizations in Mississippi. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it.
Notable Campaigns in 2024
Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Mississippi. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them.
March 13th Primary Election (Filing Deadline January 12th)
April 2nd Primary Runoff Election
In Mississippi, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote during the primary election, a primary runoff election is held with the top two candidates. These races may be placed here.
November 5th General Election
November 26th General Runoff Election
In Mississippi, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote during the general election, a runoff election is held with the top two candidates. These races may be placed here.
Run for Local Office
An underrated way to impact change is to run for a local position! Please feel free to add information on doing so below.