Lauderdale, Mississippi is a small town located in Lauderdale County. The town is home to many proud citizens who take pride in their community and its heritage. The local government of Lauderdale takes an active role in ensuring the well-being and safety of its residents. There are several members of the board that work together to provide services such as public safety, utilities, infrastructure, and other local needs. The town maintains a strong relationship with the county due to the shared interests of both municipalities. As a result, residents can expect advanced services and amenities from both entities. Elections for local political offices occur every four years with many dedicated individuals seeking office and doing their part to serve their community.
The political climate in Lauderdale, MS is leaning conservative.
Lauderdale County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Lauderdale County, MS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained very strongly Republican, 57.5% to 41.5%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lauderdale, MS is leaning conservative.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
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.
Lauderdale, 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 Lauderdale, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)