Â鶹´«Ã½AV

skip to main content
Mississippi Scorecard

Mississippi Scorecard

This scorecard shows how Mississippi residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. Mississippi residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.

POLITICS Mississippi National Average

Partisanship

% Republican/Lean Republican 47 39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic 37 43

Ideology

% Conservative 49 36
% Moderate 31 36
% Liberal 13 23

Presidential Job Approval

% Approve 40 43

Trust in Your State's Government

% Great deal/Fair amount 61 58^
Economics Mississippi National Average

Confidence in the U.S. Economy

Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) -32 -16

Confidence in Your State's Economy

Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) 5 23^

Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area

% Good time 30 40^

State Taxes Not Too High

% Not too high 50 47^

Payroll to Population Rate

% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer 36 43
Satisfaction Mississippi National Average

Best State to Live in

% Best/One of the best 26 46^

Would Like to Remain in State

% Remain 59 65^

Satisfied With City or Area

% Satisfied 77 83^
Culture Mississippi National Average

Religiosity

% Very religious 60 41

City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities

% Good place 78 83^

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from Â鶹´«Ã½AV Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.

^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state Â鶹´«Ã½AV poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

Use to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.


Â鶹´«Ã½AV /poll/174692/mississippi-scorecard.aspx
Â鶹´«Ã½AV World Headquarters, 901 F Street, Washington, D.C., 20001, U.S.A
+1 202.715.3030