Mississippi, MO County has long been known for its rich political history. The county is home to various political organizations and initiatives, such as the Mississippi County Democratic Committee and the Black Conservative Political Action Committee. Major parties in the area include Republican, Democrat and Independent groups. Local elections in Mississippi, MO County are highly competitive and garner significant voter turnout. Candidates frequently campaign on issues such as education, healthcare reform, economic growth and public safety. Over the years, Mississippi's politicians have worked to create policies that address the unique needs of their constituents while maintaining a strong commitment to protecting civil rights and civil liberties. Mississippi continues to be a leader in progressive policies that protect its citizens while also providing them with necessary services.
The political climate in Mississippi County, MO is very conservative.
In Mississippi County, MO 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mississippi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.8%.
Mississippi county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mississippi County, MO is very conservative.
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Missouri is somewhat 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.
Mississippi, Missouri: d 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 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 Mississippi County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $9,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $21,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)