Simpson County, Mississippi is a rural area located in the southern part of the state. It is a small community with a close-knit atmosphere and a strong sense of community pride. Politically, Simpson County has traditionally been dominated by conservative views and policies, though recently there has been an increased presence of more progressive candidates due to shifting demographics in the region. Local elections often feature highly competitive races with candidates from both sides of the political spectrum. In recent years, voters have been presented with new candidates that offer fresh perspectives on political issues, which can be seen as positive changes for the county as it moves forward.
The political climate in Simpson County, MS is strongly conservative.
In Simpson County, MS 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Simpson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 34.2%.
Simpson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Simpson County, MS is strongly conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Simpson, 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 Simpson County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $6,048 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $39,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)