Forrest County, MS is home to many hardworking citizens from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs. The county boasts several progressive initiatives in the areas of education, healthcare, and local economic development. In terms of their political landscape, Forrest County has a history of electing strong representatives from both parties who stand for fiscal responsibility and equality. Politicians and city leaders strive to make positive change through collaboration and transparency; they strive to ensure that their constituents have access to resources and opportunities that will benefit everyone in the community. As the population continues to grow in Forrest County, it becomes increasingly important for residents to remain informed about political candidates so they can cast an educated vote when election day arrives.
The political climate in Forrest County, MS is somewhat conservative.
In Forrest County, MS 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forrest county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Forrest county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forrest County, MS is somewhat conservative.
Hattiesburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Forrest, 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 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 Forrest County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,044 contributions totaling $142,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,154 contributions totaling $343,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)