The politics in Purvis, MS are largely determined by the current mayor and city council. The mayor, currently Joe Smith, is up for reelection this year and is running against three challengers. The city council consists of five members who are also elected to terms. Together, they are responsible for setting local policies and deciding how tax money should be used to benefit the community. Residents have an active role in deciding who runs their city and frequently attend public forums to share their opinions and concerns with elected officials. In addition to voting at the ballot box, residents can also get involved by attending meetings or volunteering for campaigns. Community involvement is essential to making sure that the best decisions are made on behalf of all citizens of Purvis, MS.
The political climate in Purvis, MS is strongly conservative.
Lamar County, MS is very conservative. In Lamar County, MS 25.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lamar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 25.7%.
Lamar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Purvis, MS is strongly conservative.
Lamar County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Hattiesburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Purvis, 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 Purvis, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $9,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $71,948 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)