McComb, Mississippi is a small city situated in the southwest corner of the state. Its political landscape is typical of many small towns across America – local parties and candidates working to make their voices heard and improve the quality of life for its citizens. Local politicians tend to focus on issues like economic development, education, healthcare, and tax relief, all of which are important to the community. The city is currently undergoing an economic revitalization effort that has seen many businesses move into town, creating jobs and new opportunities for individuals looking to better their lives. In addition, McComb has several elected officials at both the county and state level who work tirelessly for their constituents. With such a wide range of issues facing the city today, it is important for local leaders to stay informed and engaged with their constituents in order to ensure that McComb remains a vibrant and thriving community.
The political climate in McComb, MS is leaning liberal.
Pike County, MS is leaning liberal. In Pike County, MS 49.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pike county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.8% to 48.8%.
Pike county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McComb, MS is leaning liberal.
Pike County, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
McComb Metro Area is leaning 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.
McComb, Mississippi: r r d d d d
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 McComb, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 650 contributions totaling $36,144 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 712 contributions totaling $151,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)