Webster County in Mississippi is an area with a rich history of political activity. Local politics here are important to the citizens of Webster and have a large impact on the day-to-day life of its residents. Several local organizations work together to ensure that the county’s needs are met and that their representatives are doing all they can do to make sure their constituents’ interests are represented. These organizations include the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, and various other grassroots efforts to engage citizens in local politics. In addition, Webster County has numerous elected officials representing different sectors of the community, from county Commissioners and Sheriffs to members of Congress. The people of Webster are dedicated to making sure that their voices are heard and that their interests are served when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Webster County, MS is very conservative.
In Webster County, MS 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.5% to 19.3%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Webster 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.
Webster, 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 Webster County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $11,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)