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MississippiBy Caley Turner, Steven Weeks, Erica Walker, and Dustin Davis
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Basic FactsCapital City: JacksonPopulation in 2005: 2,921,088Number of Counties: 82Percentage White: 61.4Percentage Black: 36.3Governor: Haley Barbour (R)Lieut. Governor: Phil Bryant (R)Senators: Thad Cochran (R) & Roger Wicker (R)Secy. Of State: Delbert Hosemann (R)Attorney General: Jim Hood (D)Median Household Income: ~32,000
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108232.html
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Partisan Makeup of Mississippi
In recent Presidential elections, the state has trended Republican (in 2004, there were 46 R counties vs. 18 D. counties)
Polls show that on a local level, however, citizens identify with Democratic ideals; In 2008, Democrats held an advantage, by only about 1%
Senate Seats: 27 D/25 R House Seats: 74 D/48 R
2008 Election Results
Two Party Competitive
http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president
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Economics Pre Civil War:--5th wealthiest state in the nation--Cotton plantations--Slaves as property--Low population
Post Civil War:Drop in Wealth; $500 million (43% slave value) to $177 million in total assetsCollapse of Cotton (Lost value, Lost crops due to floods and drought, Labor migration)
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Economics Today
Gulf and River Casinos– Before Katrina Miss. had 2nd largest
Industry (just after Nevada)– Continuously expanding
Poorest state In the nation; reliant on Federal subsidies
Still somewhat reliant on cotton; Map shows cotton production in US and Mississippi
http://ks.water.usgs.gov/pubs/fact-sheets/fs.022-98.fig.1.gif
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