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Cirsium

(4,265 posts)

18. Heavily Democratic

Reply to Stargleamer (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:55 AM

6 hrs ago

Jackson, Mississippi is a Democratic city. In the 2025 mayoral race the Republican candidate got less than 1% of the vote. Harris got 72% of the vote in the county.

How many here live in a district that went for Harris by 72%?

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Meanwhile in Jackson, Mississippi of all places. . . [View all] Stargleamer 20 hrs ago OP

Billboards are FANTASTIC!! pat_k 20 hrs ago #1

Ted Turner started his media empire with 1 billboard..the 2...then a UHF station underpants 19 hrs ago #3

Good old WTBS. It was rather cheesy back in the day... paleotn 19 hrs ago #5

ted's father left him the billboard business rampartd 9 hrs ago #13

I didn't know that. Thanks underpants 8 hrs ago #14

Ted Turner was also an avid sailor... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #15

Billboards are banned... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #16

Mississippi? 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #2

Don't write off Mississippi! pat_k 19 hrs ago #4

$4+ gas has a way of doing that for average folks. paleotn 19 hrs ago #6

The South is far more nuanced than most people who never lived there suspect. Martin68 5 hrs ago #20

MAGA... BattleRow 19 hrs ago #7

Good sign. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #8

Fantastic!!! niyad 18 hrs ago #9

ding. this . AllaN01Bear 18 hrs ago #10

Jackson is a blue city. Their congressional district voted Harris in 2024 by 21 points IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #11

Jackson: A blue capital city besieged by a red state legislature, a red Governor and a red Congressional delegation Marcuse 17 hrs ago #12

My only memories of Mississippi Stacey Grove 7 hrs ago #17

Heavily Democratic Cirsium 6 hrs ago #18

Other people who live in college towns. yardwork 6 hrs ago #19

Understood Cirsium 4 hrs ago #21

I'm right there with you. yardwork 3 hrs ago #22

Yep Cirsium 3 hrs ago #23

That would be great! yardwork 3 hrs ago #24

MAGA is just another name for LogDog75 3 hrs ago #25

I mean, it's a city... The D v R divide is starkest in urban v rural not actual state by state. RockRaven 2 hrs ago #26

Point well-taken. Stargleamer 2 hrs ago #27

The times they are a changin' enid602 1 hr ago #28