Natchez, Mississippi is a small town located in the southwest corner of the state near the Louisiana border. Politically, Natchez has a strong Democratic base, with voters typically supporting Democratic candidates in local and state elections. The current mayor of Natchez is Gene McGee, who was elected in 2017. In addition to Mayor McGee, there are several city council members who have been elected by local voters to represent their interests on the Natchez City Council. The Natchez City Council meets regularly to discuss issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure projects and other matters important to the community. Additionally, there are a number of local organizations that provide resources and support for political candidates in Natchez such as the Adams County Democratic Committee and Adams County Republican Committee. Overall, politics in Natchez is an important aspect of life for its citizens and continues to shape the future of this historic town.
The political climate in Natchez, MS is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, MS is somewhat liberal. In Adams County, MS 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 41.4%.
Adams county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Natchez, MS is somewhat liberal.
Adams County, Mississippi is somewhat liberal.
Natchez Metro Area is leaning 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.
Natchez, Mississippi: d d D D D D
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 Natchez, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,370 contributions totaling $248,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,105 contributions totaling $363,515 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)