Leflore County, Mississippi is located in the northwest corner of the state and is home to a diverse population. The county covers almost 890 square miles and is home to many different communities. Politically, Leflore County is a strong Democratic stronghold, with most of its voters choosing candidates from that party. Local politics have been dominated by Democratic candidates for generations, with current Democratic representatives including Robert Foster and Matthew Hudson. The county's Democratic party has worked hard to ensure that issues important to local residents are addressed in their campaigns and that everyone has a voice. The county also has several grassroots organizations focused on social justice issues, such as racial equity and economic opportunity. These groups work hard to ensure that all residents of Leflore County are represented in the political process.
The political climate in Leflore County, MS is very liberal.
In Leflore County, MS 70.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leflore county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.2% to 28.7%.
Leflore county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leflore County, MS is very liberal.
Greenwood Metro Area is moderately 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.
Leflore, 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 Leflore County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 303 contributions totaling $10,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $157,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $844 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)