Winston, MS County is a vibrant community with strong political foundations. The county is home to an engaged electorate that takes pride in their local politics. Local politics has a direct impact on the day-to-day lives of citizens in Winston, MS County, so it’s important that people stay involved and informed about what’s going on. With numerous civic organizations and elected officials devoted to working for the betterment of the community, there are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved and make their voices heard. From supporting local candidates to attending town halls and debates, Winston, MS County residents can help shape the future of their home by participating in the political process.
The political climate in Winston County, MS is somewhat conservative.
In Winston County, MS 43.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winston county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.7%.
Winston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winston County, MS is somewhat 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.
Winston, 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 Winston County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $7,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $49,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $490 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)