Forest, MS is a small community located in Scott County. It has an interesting political landscape with local candidates running for office from both the Republican and Democratic parties. Residents of Forest have the opportunity to get involved in politics by attending town hall meetings, voting in local elections and staying informed on the issues that matter to them. In recent years, the focus has shifted to more progressive grassroots campaigns rooted in fighting for better access to healthcare, education reform and economic opportunities. Local politicians are advocating for initiatives that will have a positive impact on their community and are working to ensure that Forest can remain a safe and prosperous place for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Forest, MS is leaning 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
Forest, MS is leaning conservative.
Scott County, Mississippi is moderately 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.
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 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 Forest, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 275 contributions totaling $12,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 553 contributions totaling $229,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $415 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)