Carroll, MS County is governed by a Board of Supervisors, with seven members who are elected by the citizens in the county. The board has the responsibility of enacting laws and policies that will benefit the county and its residents. The board works closely with local political candidates to ensure fair representation for all citizens. Carroll County is also served by an elected sheriff and several other elected officials, such as the district attorney and public defender. All of these officials help to maintain order within Carroll County and advance their shared mission of providing a safe environment for its citizens. Local elections are held every two years, giving residents the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates and have a say in policy-making decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Carroll County, MS is very conservative.
In Carroll County, MS 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 30.3%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carroll County, MS is very conservative.
Greenwood Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Carroll, 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 Carroll County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $11,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)