The small town of 39074 Forest, MS is a sleepy community nestled in the heart of Southern Mississippi. The citizens here are proud of the close-knit bonds between them and their neighbors, and appreciate the strong sense of community that has been built over time. Politics, however, is not something that many people in Forest think much about. There are no local political candidates in this area, and there is little discussion or interest in elections or political issues. Most people just want to enjoy living in a safe and peaceful environment, free from any political distractions or drama. The few people who do engage with politics here tend to focus on larger national or state issues that affect their everyday lives. Overall, Forest maintains its small-town charm and sense of unity through its shared values, rather than through any engagement with politics.
The political climate in Zip 39074 (Forest, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MS is moderately conservative. In Scott County, MS 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.3%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39074 (Forest, MS) is somewhat conservative.
Forest, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
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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.
Forest, 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 39074 (Forest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $2,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $51,828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)