Oakland, MS is a small town located in Mississippi’s DeSoto County. While the town is not heavily populated, it still has a moderate amount of political activity that helps to shape the local community. Oakland residents have the opportunity to get involved in numerous types of politics such as city planning matters, educational initiatives, and public safety. In addition, citizens may choose to become involved in local elections by casting votes for their chosen candidates or running for office themselves. Every election season brings a new set of candidates who are eager to represent the people of Oakland and make a difference in their community. As citizens consider their preferred candidates, they can take comfort in knowing that Oakland's leaders strive to do what is best for the town and its citizens.
The political climate in Oakland, MS is somewhat conservative.
Yalobusha County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Yalobusha County, MS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yalobusha county remained strongly Republican, 56.2% to 42.6%.
Yalobusha county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakland, MS is somewhat conservative.
Yalobusha County, Mississippi 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.
Oakland, Mississippi: d 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 Oakland, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)