New Augusta, MS is a small town with a population of approximately 4,000 people. The political atmosphere in New Augusta is largely conservative. The main political parties represented in the local government are the Republican and Democratic Parties. In the last election for mayor, the incumbent Republican candidate won by a wide margin. The city council is divided between the two major parties as well. However, there are also numerous independent candidates who have garnered support in various local elections. Despite its small size, New Augusta has a vibrant political landscape that continues to be shaped by both Democratic and Republican candidates alike.
The political climate in New Augusta, MS is strongly conservative.
Perry County, MS is very conservative. In Perry County, MS 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.1% to 23.0%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Augusta, MS is strongly conservative.
Perry County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Hattiesburg Metro Area 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.
New Augusta, 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 New Augusta, 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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)