Scott, MS County is a small community located in the southeastern part of Mississippi. The county is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area and is characterized by its rural landscape and friendly atmosphere. The county is home to a diverse population ranging from young professionals to established families who have lived in Scott for generations. In terms of local politics, Scott County has long been a staunchly conservative area with a strong commitment to traditional values. The county has sent Republican candidates to both state and federal offices in recent years, demonstrating their dedication to conservative policies and principles. Local elections are typically hotly contested affairs as residents often disagree on various issues, from taxes to regulation of businesses within the county. While the debate may become passionate at times, it’s clear that politics in Scott County are always taken seriously by residents, many of whom cast their votes with great enthusiasm each election cycle.
The political climate in Scott County, MS is moderately conservative.
In Scott County, MS 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.3%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scott County, MS is moderately 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.
Scott, 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 Scott County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $3,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $79,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)