Ripley, MS is a small town that is located in Tippah County. Although it is small, the politics in Ripley have an important impact on its residents. Every election cycle, local candidates run for various offices including county commissioner, sheriff, and mayor. The candidates are chosen based on their qualifications and commitment to serving the community. Over the past few years, many of the elected officials have worked hard to improve infrastructure such as roads and schools. They have also strived to make sure that all residents have access to quality healthcare and other services. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about local elections by attending candidate forums where they can learn more about each person’s platform and qualifications. By staying informed, locals can ensure that their voices are heard and their vote counts in every election cycle.
The political climate in Ripley, MS is strongly conservative.
Tippah County, MS is very conservative. In Tippah County, MS 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tippah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.2%.
Tippah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ripley, MS is strongly conservative.
Tippah County, Mississippi 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.
Ripley, 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 Ripley, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $4,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 604 contributions totaling $148,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)