The Laurel, MS metro area is located in Jones County and is home to several cities and towns. It is a vibrant and diverse community with a wide range of political views. The county has two main parties - Democrat and Republican - that are represented in local politics. The local government is focused on providing the best services for its residents, looking out for their interests, and promoting economic development within the region. Local candidates from both major parties look to better serve the community through sound economic policy, improved infrastructure, and individual initiatives designed to make life in the metro area a better experience for all its citizens. Political discourse in the Laurel metro area is often passionate but remains centered around finding solutions that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Laurel Metro Area is very conservative.
In Laurel Metro Area 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Laurel metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 32.4%.
The Laurel metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laurel 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.
Laurel, 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 Laurel Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 209 contributions totaling $46,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 732 contributions totaling $403,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $551 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)