Helena is a small city located in Mississippi, with a population of approximately 5,700 people. While Helena does not have any major political candidates, the small-town atmosphere does bring a unique focus to local politics. The city council and mayor are very active in creating and supporting initiatives that benefit the community. They work hard to ensure that the infrastructure, education system, and other services meet the needs of its citizens. Additionally, there are several organizations that promote civic engagement and involvement in local politics such as the Citizen Advisory Board which meets regularly to discuss issues affecting Helena. The members of this board often reach out to government officials to advocate for projects they feel will improve Helena. As such, local politics in Helena are an important part of life for residents who want to be involved in making their town better.
The political climate in Helena, MS is strongly conservative.
Jackson County, MS is very conservative. In Jackson County, MS 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 31.9%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helena, MS is strongly conservative.
Jackson 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.
Helena, 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 Helena, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $9,804 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)