George, MS County is a diverse and vibrant community located in the south of Mississippi. Politically, it is a red county that leans heavily towards Republican candidates in local elections. The county has seen an increase in political involvement from its citizens over the past few years with more people becoming involved in local politics and taking stances on issues that affect the county. In recent elections, Republican candidates have consistently had the majority of the votes, but there have been some close races between Democrats and Republicans as well. The Republican party currently holds a strong majority in terms of representation for George County, although many Democrats are striving to make their voices heard. Local elections often draw a large turnout from residents who feel passionately about their political beliefs and want to make an impact on their community through their voting power.
The political climate in George County, MS is very conservative.
In George County, MS 11.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, George county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.9% to 11.0%.
George county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
George 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.
George, 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 George County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $20,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)