Clara, MS is a small town in the state of Mississippi with a proud and close-knit community. The town has a strong history of politicking and one could easily find passionate debates on the current political landscape among its residents. Local elections are held annually to determine the members of the city council, who then organize and manage activities within Clara's boundaries. During these elections, Clara's citizens come together to vote for their chosen candidates who promise to serve their needs and strive for progress in this charming yet small town. In recent years, several initiatives have been undertaken to modernize Clara, such as improvements in infrastructure and public services, as well as efforts to attract new businesses and tourists alike. The townspeople take great pride in their local politics, engaging in spirited debates that truly represent the spirit of democracy at work within Clara's borders.
The political climate in Clara, MS is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, MS is strongly conservative. In Wayne County, MS 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 36.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clara, MS is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, Mississippi 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.
Clara, 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 Clara, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $19,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)