DeSoto County is located in the northwest corner of Mississippi and is home to a vibrant political atmosphere. Despite its small population, the county has seen many high-profile politicians work their way through the ranks, as well as a number of local candidates who are vying for office each election cycle. The political scene in DeSoto County includes both state-level and national representatives, with all having important roles that influence the county's future. Most recently, former Governor Phil Bryant has represented DeSoto County on the national level, while current Governor Tate Reeves comes from nearby Madison County. On the local level, citizens have had success electing representatives to positions such as mayor, school board members and supervisors of elections. While party affiliations can differ among elected officials, those in DeSoto County have shown a strong commitment to finding solutions that benefit everyone involved.
The political climate in DeSoto County, MS is moderately conservative.
In DeSoto County, MS 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeSoto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.1%.
DeSoto county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
DeSoto County, MS is moderately conservative.
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.
DeSoto, 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 DeSoto County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,274 contributions totaling $84,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,400 contributions totaling $372,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)