Alcorn County, MS is a vibrant and growing area located in the northwest corner of the state. It is home to many small towns and rural areas, and has seen an influx of people over the past decade. Politically, Alcorn County is largely Republican-leaning with several local representatives in both state and federal office. The county has an active political scene with various candidates running for office each election cycle. Local governance is important to residents of Alcorn County and they take their civic duty seriously. Elections often spur lively debates between candidates about local issues such as taxes, education, public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and job opportunities. Candidates often make campaign promises to improve these areas for constituents if elected. Ultimately, Alcorn County residents have an important role when it comes to deciding who will represent them locally in government.
The political climate in Alcorn County, MS is very conservative.
In Alcorn County, MS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alcorn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 17.6%.
Alcorn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alcorn County, MS is very conservative.
Corinth 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.
Alcorn, 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 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 Alcorn County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $6,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $91,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)