Neshoba County, Mississippi is a rural county located in the east-central part of the state. Its population is about 29,000 people and it is known for its picturesque scenery and small-town charm. Politically, Neshoba County leans strongly towards conservatism. The Republican Party has held a strong majority in local elections since the early 2000s, with Republicans usually receiving around 75% of the vote in county-wide elections. Local candidates typically focus on fiscal responsibility and business development, as well as quality of life issues like education and public safety. Neshoba County residents often emphasize their shared values when it comes to selecting their representatives at all levels of government.
The political climate in Neshoba County, MS is very conservative.
In Neshoba County, MS 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Neshoba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.9%.
Neshoba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Neshoba County, MS is very conservative.
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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.
Neshoba, 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 Neshoba County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 352 contributions totaling $318,887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $906 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $286,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,618 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)