Waveland, MS is a small city located in Hancock County. It has a rich history and is known for its small-town charm. While the city is not politically active, it features several local officials that represent the interests of the community and strive to make positive changes in Waveland. These include the Mayor, City Council members, and other elected officers. The City Council meets regularly to discuss topics relevant to their constituents including public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and quality of life initiatives. Local political candidates are involved in these matters as well, offering solutions to local issues and advocating for their own agendas. They have worked together to make Waveland a better place to live by implementing programs and laws designed to improve the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Waveland, MS is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, MS is very conservative. In Hancock County, MS 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 21.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waveland, MS is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area 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.
Waveland, 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 Waveland, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,160 contributions totaling $238,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 531 contributions totaling $57,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)