Jones, MS County is a small and relatively rural county located in the southeastern region of the state. Despite its small size, the politics of Jones County are complex and varied. The county is heavily influenced by both local and national politics, with a strong emphasis on conservative values. In recent elections, citizens have chosen candidates that promote fiscal responsibility, limited government intervention in the economy, and traditional values. There is also an emphasis on maintaining a strong agricultural presence in the county. Local political figures often work hard to ensure that their constituents are represented in Washington D.C., as well as at the state level. This ensures that those living in Jones County can have their voices heard on important issues that affect them every day.
The political climate in Jones County, MS is very conservative.
In Jones County, MS 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.5% to 28.3%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jones County, MS is very conservative.
Laurel 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.
Jones, 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 Jones County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $39,349 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 688 contributions totaling $379,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $552 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)