De Kalb, MS is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is located in Kemper County and is known for its thriving agricultural activities. As such, the local politics tend to focus on topics related to farming and the rural lifestyle. Local political candidates typically campaign on issues such as land management and conservation, local economic growth initiatives, public safety and education, healthcare access, and job creation. In addition, they often discuss how best to ensure the continued success and health of De Kalb's agricultural industry while also being mindful of environmental regulations. It is important that these topics remain part of any political discussion in the town of De Kalb.
The political climate in De Kalb, MS is somewhat liberal.
Kemper County, MS is moderately liberal. In Kemper County, MS 61.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kemper county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.0% to 37.8%.
Kemper county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
De Kalb, MS is somewhat liberal.
Kemper County, Mississippi is moderately liberal.
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.
De Kalb, Mississippi: d d 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 De Kalb, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $10,137 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)