Laurel, MS is a small town located in Jones County, Mississippi. Despite its small size, the community plays an important role in local politics. Every two years, Laurel holds elections for Mayor and five City Council members. Voters have the privilege to choose candidates that best represent their interests and values. As such, it’s important for voters to become informed about the individuals running for office and what each candidate stands for. Doing so will help ensure that Laurel has the right representatives in office who will make decisions that are best for the community as a whole. In addition to voting for elected officials, residents can also get involved by expressing their opinions on local issues or attending city council meetings. By taking part in local politics, Laurel residents can work together to make sure their voices are heard and that their needs are met.
The political climate in Laurel, MS is somewhat 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
Laurel, MS is somewhat 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.
Laurel, 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 Laurel, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 408 contributions totaling $127,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,328 contributions totaling $1,377,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $592 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)