Madison, MS County is a small but growing community with a diverse population and an active political landscape. The county is home to several local elected offices including the mayor, city council members, county commissioners, and school board representatives. These important officials help shape the future of Madison County through their decisions and initiatives. In addition, there are many state and national representatives whose work affects the community as well. The county also has several political lobbies and advocacy groups that are actively working to bring change to Madison County. All citizens have the opportunity to get involved in their local politics by attending public meetings or speaking with their elected representatives. With all of these stakeholders working together, Madison County promises to have a vibrant future for its residents.
The political climate in Madison County, MS is somewhat conservative.
In Madison County, MS 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.4%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison County, MS is somewhat conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Madison, 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 Madison County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,500 contributions totaling $389,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,802 contributions totaling $1,476,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)