Politics in 39531 Biloxi, MS is largely driven by local government. Biloxi is part of Harrison County and is represented in the Mississippi House of Representatives by District 119's Rep. Donna Fraizer. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors are the primary governing body for the county, and they work closely with elected officials at the city level to ensure that local needs are met. Harrison County also holds elections for various offices such as Sheriff, Treasurer, Tax Assessor and Coroner. Citizens in the area have a vested interest in ensuring their representatives make decisions that benefit their community and take into account their individual issues. With its unique culture and diverse population, politics in 39531 Biloxi, MS remain an important part of life in this coastal city.
The political climate in Zip 39531 (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
Zip 39531 (Biloxi, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Biloxi, Mississippi 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 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 zip 39531 (Biloxi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $20,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 328 contributions totaling $176,737 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)