Clarke County, Mississippi is an important region in the state's political landscape. With an estimated population of 16,809 people in 2019, Clarke County is home to a growing and diverse electorate who take an active role in shaping the political process. Local politics are largely dominated by Democrats and progressive-leaning independents. Elections for local offices often draw large numbers of voters, with all precincts reporting their results quickly after polls close on election day. In recent years, candidates have focused on issues such as education and healthcare reform as important priorities for the county and its residents. Political engagement is especially strong among young people, with many high school students actively participating in campaigns and engaging with their local elected officials. From attending town halls to volunteering for campaigns, Clarke County residents are passionate about making their voices heard at every level of government.
The political climate in Clarke County, MS is strongly conservative.
In Clarke County, MS 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clarke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 34.0%.
Clarke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarke County, MS is strongly conservative.
Meridian Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Clarke, 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 Clarke County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $14,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)