Mathiston, MS is a small town located in the southeastern United States. Despite its size, Mathiston has a thriving local government with many different political issues facing its citizens. Issues such as local taxation and economic development are often debated among members of the city council. The town also elects representatives to their county commission and state legislature, allowing Mathiston residents to have their voices heard on both local and national matters. Additionally, there are several local campaigns throughout the year that center around specific topics related to life in Mathiston, providing residents with an opportunity to have a say in how their community is governed. By actively participating in these campaigns, Mathiston’s citizens can ensure that their town remains a place where everyone can live and thrive together.
The political climate in Mathiston, MS is strongly conservative.
Webster County, MS is very conservative. In Webster County, MS 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 19.3%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mathiston, MS is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Mississippi 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.
Mathiston, 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 Mathiston, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,512 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)