The city of Ocean Springs, MS is a great place to live. It is a thriving coastal town with lots of culture and history. With its close proximity to the Gulf Coast, it offers beautiful beaches and lots of outdoor activities for residents and visitors alike. While Ocean Springs has many cultural attractions, it also has a strong political presence. Local politics in Ocean Springs are shaped by the city's seven-member Board of Aldermen. The board consists of representatives from each ward in the city who are responsible for setting laws, creating budgets, approving contracts, and appointing officials such as members of city agencies and boards. Additionally, there are numerous local political candidates who run for office in Ocean Springs each election cycle. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and bring their own experience and perspectives on how best to serve their constituents. From local school boards to county commissions to state representatives, Ocean Springs has an active political scene that shapes the future of this city.
The political climate in Ocean Springs, MS is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MS is very conservative. In Jackson County, MS 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 31.9%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ocean Springs, MS is moderately conservative.
Jackson 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.
Ocean Springs, 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 Ocean Springs, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,570 contributions totaling $309,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,754 contributions totaling $572,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)