The politics in the Natchez, MS Metro Area involve a city and county government that work together to ensure the prosperity of the region. The mayor of Natchez is Mayor Dan Gibson, whose term began in 2020. The City Council consists of six members elected to four-year terms, with an additional two members appointed by the mayor. They are responsible for setting policy and creating ordinances to govern the city. The Adams County Board of Supervisors consists of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms. They have oversight over county departments, spending, taxation, zoning regulations, and other areas as determined by state law. Both the city and county governments strive to create an environment that is welcoming for all residents while responsibly managing resources.
The political climate in Natchez Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Natchez Metro Area 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Natchez metro area remained slightly Republican, 49.7% to 49.3%.
The Natchez metro area voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Natchez Metro Area is leaning 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.
Natchez, Mississippi: d r d d 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 Natchez Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 696 contributions totaling $65,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $94,023 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)