Wesson, Mississippi is a small town located in Copiah County with a population of 1,442 people. Although it is a small town, Wesson is home to an active and engaged political environment. The city government consists of five elected officials - Mayor Les Fillingame, Alderman Tom Gann, Alderman Jim Hollingsworth, Alderman Stephanie Phillips, and Alderman Charles Smiley - who are all passionate about making the community a better place for its residents. Additionally, the city holds regular elections to determine the positions of Mayor and Aldermen every four years. Furthermore, Wesson's residents have the opportunity to vote on local referendums throughout the year which allow them to directly impact their community. Community members also stay informed and engaged by attending public forums with their representatives or participating in events hosted by local organizations such as the NAACP or local political parties. Overall, Wesson's political atmosphere encourages its citizens to have an influence on their city's future as well as create meaningful relationships with their elected officials which helps shape the small-town into what it is today.
The political climate in Wesson, MS is leaning conservative.
Copiah County, MS is leaning liberal. In Copiah County, MS 50.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Copiah county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.2% to 48.5%.
Copiah county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wesson, MS is leaning conservative.
Copiah County, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Wesson, Mississippi: r R d D d d
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 Wesson, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $3,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $6,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)