The politics in Wilkinson, MS County are highly influenced by local initiatives. The county focuses on issues that are important to its citizens, such as education, public safety and economic development. The County Commission is composed of five members who each represent a specific district and work together to address these issues. The commission works with community leaders and organizations to ensure the best outcomes for all residents of the county. Local elections for the Commission are held every four years and involve candidates from both major parties vying for office. Voters play an important part in determining which candidates will be elected and have a direct impact on the future of Wilkinson County politics.
The political climate in Wilkinson County, MS is very liberal.
In Wilkinson County, MS 66.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkinson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 32.1%.
Wilkinson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilkinson County, MS is very liberal.
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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.
Wilkinson, Mississippi: D D D D D D
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 Wilkinson County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $8,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)