Copiah County in Mississippi has a vibrant political landscape. The county has three voting precincts, Crystal Springs, Georgetown, and Hazlehurst. Each precinct is represented by elected officials who serve as representatives of their local communities on the larger county level. These officials are responsible for setting and enacting policies and legislation that affect all citizens of Copiah County. As with any election season, this year's candidates have been engaging in debates to debate different topics such as infrastructure and economic growth. With these debates taking place both online and in person, it is important for citizens to stay informed on the issues facing the county and how various candidates plan to address them if elected to office. In Copiah County, voters will have the chance to support their favorite candidate on Election Day in November.
The political climate in Copiah County, MS is leaning liberal.
In Copiah County, MS 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Copiah county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.5%.
Copiah county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Copiah County, MS is leaning liberal.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Copiah, Mississippi: r R 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Copiah County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $31,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $23,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)