Gulfport, MS is home to a vibrant political environment. It has elected officials representing all levels of government, including City Council members, County Commissioners, State Representatives, and US Congressmen. The city prides itself on being involved in the political process and encourages active participation from its citizens. Locals are encouraged to research local issues and candidates before making informed decisions at the polls. Elections for all levels of government typically see high voter turnout as Gulfport residents take pride in their democratic rights and responsibilities.
The political climate in Gulfport, MS is somewhat conservative.
Harrison County, MS is strongly conservative. In Harrison County, MS 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.5%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gulfport, MS is somewhat conservative.
Harrison County, Mississippi is strongly 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.
Gulfport, 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 Gulfport, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,724 contributions totaling $212,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,704 contributions totaling $1,899,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)