Itawamba County, Mississippi is a rural county located in the northeast part of the state. The county is known for its rolling hills and lush forests, as well as its small-town charm and local events. Politically, Itawamba County is a largely conservative region with a majority of registered voters belonging to the Republican Party. In recent years, there have been several local candidates running for office in the area, but none of them have won their elections yet. The main focus for any potential political candidates has been on issues like job creation, education, infrastructure improvements and economic growth. As a result, the political landscape in Itawamba County is still undergoing changes as various campaigns are waged by those vying to represent their constituents in government.
The political climate in Itawamba County, MS is very conservative.
In Itawamba County, MS 11.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itawamba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.2% to 11.5%.
Itawamba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Itawamba County, MS is very conservative.
Tupelo Metro Area is very 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.
Itawamba, 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 Itawamba County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $6,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $101,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)