Lawrence County, Mississippi is a rural county located in the northwest region of the state. The county seat is Monticello, and the largest city is New Hebron. Although it is one of the least populous counties in Mississippi, Lawrence County plays an important role in local politics. The county has a strong history of participation and engagement in public service and civic engagements. As a result, local politicians have worked diligently to ensure that citizens have access to essential services such as health care, housing, education, and job opportunities. In addition, they have helped facilitate economic growth by encouraging businesses to move into the area and create jobs for local residents. These efforts are crucial for ensuring that Lawrence County remains a thriving part of Mississippi's political landscape.
The political climate in Lawrence County, MS is strongly conservative.
In Lawrence County, MS 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 34.2%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lawrence County, MS is strongly 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.
Lawrence, 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 Lawrence County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $6,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $17,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)