Stone, MS County is a rural area in the south of Mississippi. Politics in the county are mainly conservative, and residents tend to vote Republican. The county has a number of local political organizations advocating on behalf of their constituency. Members of the community often come together to discuss upcoming issues and elections, as well as what they can do to better advocate for their interests in government. Local candidates often run for office to represent different parts of the county, and these candidates must demonstrate their commitment to their constituents in order to receive support from voters. Despite its conservative nature, Stone MS County has a growing progressive movement amongst citizens which is demonstrating an increased interest in government and politics.
The political climate in Stone County, MS is very conservative.
In Stone County, MS 22.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.9%.
Stone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stone 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.
Stone, 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 Stone County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $8,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $16,231 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)