Biloxi, Mississippi is home to a diverse population and has a rich history of political engagement. With the 2020 election season in full swing, many local Biloxians are eager to make their voices heard in the political arena. The Biloxi City Council has three members, each of whom serve four-year terms on the council. Currently, Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich heads the city council and is supported by two other members: Felix Gines and Mike Fitzpatrick. The city also holds regular elections for mayor and councilmen every four years. In addition to its local government, Biloxi residents have a say in state and federal politics as well. Mississippi holds statewide primaries for both parties every two years, while Congressional elections take place once every two years in all fifty states and territories. As citizens of this great city, it is encouraging to see so much public involvement in the political process!
The political climate in Biloxi, MS is somewhat conservative.
Harrison County, MS is strongly conservative. In Harrison County, MS 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.5%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Biloxi, MS is somewhat conservative.
Harrison County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area is very conservative.
Mississippi is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Biloxi, Mississippi: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Biloxi, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,735 contributions totaling $156,949 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,336 contributions totaling $1,496,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)