More people identify as conservative in Mississippi than any state in the nation. That is just one of many headwinds facing Democratic candidates in the state.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 9, 2023 Based on polling, more people identify as conservative in Mississippi than in any state in the nation. According to Gallup, which routinely does extensive polling asking people to self-identify as liberal, conservative or moderate, 50% of Mississippians say they are conservative while only 12% say they are liberal in one of the recent polls. The poll results encapsulate the difficulty facing Democrats in winning elections in Mississippi.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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