The Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metro Area is a bustling and vibrant region located in southern Mississippi. It is home to a variety of attractions for visitors, but also boasts an active political scene. The state of Mississippi elects its representatives from the individual counties that make up the metro area. Since Hattiesburg is the largest city in the region, it has a significant influence on the political landscape in the metro area. Residents have access to numerous local politicians who are dedicated to representing their interests in government and bringing about positive change in their community. Local politicians often host town hall meetings to discuss issues with citizens and listen to their feedback and concerns. Additionally, they work closely with local businesses and organizations to identify ways of improving economic development throughout the region.
The political climate in Hattiesburg Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Hattiesburg Metro Area 34.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Hattiesburg metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.3%.
The Hattiesburg metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hattiesburg Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hattiesburg, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hattiesburg Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,217 contributions totaling $153,952 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,371 contributions totaling $405,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)