Marion, MS is located in Lamar County and is home to a population of approximately 945 people. The local political scene includes the Marion City Council, which consists of five members who are elected at-large on a non-partisan ballot. Issues that have been brought before the council include infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety. Residents of Marion also take part in county-wide elections for county offices such as Sheriff, Chancery Clerk, Tax Assessor/Collector, and Coroner. Additionally, voters in Marion take part in state and national elections for political offices such as Governor and United States Representatives. The political views of Marion residents vary greatly making it an interesting area to observe the democratic process in action.
The political climate in Marion, MS is somewhat conservative.
Lauderdale County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Lauderdale County, MS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.5%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion, MS is somewhat conservative.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Meridian Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Marion, 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 Marion, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 872 contributions totaling $106,412 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,318 contributions totaling $460,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)