Marietta, Mississippi is a small rural town located in the central part of the state. The town has a long history of political involvement, with citizens actively participating in local elections and voicing their opinions on important issues. The Mayor and five Aldermen make up the governing body for Marietta, which is responsible for setting policies and enacting laws that affect the lives of all residents. Residents have a variety of political affiliations including Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and other smaller parties. Election season brings out many people to support their favorite candidates or causes, making it an exciting time to be part of this close-knit community. There are numerous opportunities for local citizens to get involved in politics at all levels of government in Marietta, whether it’s getting out the vote during election season or attending town hall meetings to address concerns directly with their elected officials.
The political climate in Marietta, MS is very conservative.
Prentiss County, MS is very conservative. In Prentiss County, MS 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Prentiss county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 20.2%.
Prentiss county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marietta, MS is very conservative.
Prentiss County, Mississippi 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.
Marietta, 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 Marietta, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)