Morton, MS is a small town nestled in the southeastern corner of the state. It has a population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its beautiful landscapes and rich culture. Politics in Morton are mostly local affairs and are driven by small-town issues such as education, taxes, and infrastructure. Over the years, candidates have run for local office on a platform of making Morton a better place to live and work. These candidates come from all backgrounds and beliefs but share the same goal: to serve their community to the best of their ability. The citizens of Morton take pride in their community and its politics, voting regularly in municipal elections to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Morton, MS is leaning conservative.
Scott County, MS is moderately conservative. In Scott County, MS 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.3%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morton, MS is leaning conservative.
Scott County, Mississippi is moderately 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.
Morton, 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 Morton, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 358 contributions totaling $40,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)