Bay St. Louis, MS is a small city with a population of just over 16,000 residents. It is a vibrant community located in the central Gulf Coast region of Mississippi and is known for its unique coastal culture and stunning scenic views. Despite its small size, Bay St. Louis has an active political life that influences the city’s development and growth. There are several local political candidates who are running in upcoming elections for mayor and various board seats including education, parks and recreation, planning & zoning, public works and sanitation, and water & sewerage services. These candidates are all vying for the chance to lead Bay St. Louis into the future. Each candidate brings their own vision to how they would like to see the city develop while keeping in mind the impact on the environment and quality of life for residents. The upcoming election will determine who will be in charge of ensuring that Bay St. Louis continues to thrive as one of Mississippi’s most beautiful cities.
The political climate in Bay St. Louis, MS is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, MS is very conservative. In Hancock County, MS 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 21.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bay St. Louis, MS is moderately conservative.
Hancock County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area is very 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.
Bay St. Louis, 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 Bay St. Louis, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,502 contributions totaling $216,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 565 contributions totaling $77,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)