Marshall County, located in northern Mississippi, is a rural community with a vibrant culture and diverse population. The county is governed by the Board of Supervisors, which is responsible for providing public services such as education, health services, infrastructure maintenance, and public safety. Marshall County also has an active political scene, with several local candidates running for office each election cycle. Local candidates are typically members of either the Democratic or Republican Party and focus on issues that are important to the people of Marshall County such as economic development, job creation, and improving access to healthcare and other social services. As with any local election in Marshall County, voters should carefully consider each candidate's qualities before casting their ballots.
The political climate in Marshall County, MS is leaning liberal.
In Marshall County, MS 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained Democratic, 50.9% to 47.8%.
Marshall county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshall County, MS is leaning liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Marshall, Mississippi: D D 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Marshall County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $3,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 221 contributions totaling $35,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)