The politics in Walnut Grove, MS are mainly centered around the local government. The town mayor is elected every four years and is responsible for overseeing major decisions made by the town council, which consists of two representatives from each of the five wards within the city limits. Local residents have been active in their support for their chosen candidates during election season, as well as voicing their opinions on important issues that affect their community. In addition to electing a mayor, citizens also elect aldermen and school board members to represent them in matters related to education, public safety, infrastructure development, and other areas of local governance. As Walnut Grove is a small town with limited resources, citizens must be mindful of how they use their votes to ensure that their voices are heard and represented properly.
The political climate in Walnut Grove, MS is leaning conservative.
Leake County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Leake County, MS 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leake county remained strongly Republican, 56.8% to 42.4%.
Leake county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnut Grove, MS is leaning conservative.
Leake 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.
Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $1,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)