Lincoln County, Mississippi is a rural county located in the central part of the state. The county seat is Brookhaven and the largest city is also Brookhaven. Lincoln County is largely conservative with a deep respect for traditional values. In recent years, there has been an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and avoiding new taxes. Elections for local officials are fiercely contested and there are several candidates vying for offices like sheriff, mayor, supervisor, and magistrate. These candidates typically have backgrounds in law enforcement, public service, or business. Voters take their civic duty seriously and often show up to the polls in high numbers. Local elections are always lively debates about who will be best able to manage Lincoln County's resources while serving its citizens responsibly.
The political climate in Lincoln County, MS is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, MS 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 30.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln County, MS is very conservative.
Brookhaven 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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $6,959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 405 contributions totaling $123,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)