Wayne County, Mississippi is a rural county located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a small population of just under 20,000 people. Despite its small size, Wayne County is an important area for politics in the state. The county has seen various elections and campaigns over the years from many different political candidates. Local politicians often pay special attention to Wayne County due to its relatively low population numbers and their ability to have influential sway over election results. Political candidates come from both major parties, as well as independent candidates running for office in Wayne County. The local electorate takes an active interest in the political process and is well informed about the issues facing their community. They are quick to express their opinions and actively participate in public debates on matters such as taxes, education, healthcare, and other important issues that affect them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Wayne County, MS is strongly conservative.
In Wayne County, MS 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 36.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne County, MS is strongly 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.
Wayne, 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 Wayne County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $1,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $20,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)