Ellisville, Mississippi is a small rural town with a population of just over 5,000 people. It has a rich history and is known for its strong sense of community, agricultural production and diverse culture. The town has had a long tradition of civic engagement and many resisdents take pride in their local politics. Currently, the Mayor of Ellisville is Doretha Webster-Smith who was elected in 2017. The city also has 3 aldermen that work with the mayor to ensure the best interests of the community are met. These elected officials are tasked with addressing issues related to public services, infrastructure, economic development and other matters concerning Ellisville residents.
The political climate in Ellisville, MS is moderately conservative.
Jones County, MS is very conservative. In Jones County, MS 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 28.3%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellisville, MS is moderately conservative.
Jones County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Laurel 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.
Ellisville, 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 Ellisville, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 130 contributions totaling $31,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 475 contributions totaling $165,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)