Quitman, MS is a small town located in the southeastern region of the state. It has a long history of political engagement amongst its residents, with many rallies, fundraisers, and events held throughout the year to raise awareness for issues important to the community. Residents can often be found discussing local politics at city council meetings or debating proposed legislation at the local courthouse. During election season, Quitman residents are actively involved in canvassing their neighborhoods on behalf of candidates they support. Throughout the year, local politicians seek support from voters by attending town hall meetings and visiting businesses. The people of Quitman take pride in having their voices heard and being involved in decisions that will shape their town’s future.
The political climate in Quitman, MS is somewhat conservative.
Clarke County, MS is strongly conservative. In Clarke County, MS 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 34.0%.
Clarke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quitman, MS is somewhat conservative.
Clarke County, Mississippi is strongly 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.
Quitman, 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 Quitman, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $28,407 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)