The small town of Arcola, MS is located in Simpson County and has a population of approximately 38722 people. The local political landscape is largely dominated by the Republican Party, with the majority of local positions held by members of this party. However, there have been a few candidates from different parties who have run for office in recent years, such as Independent candidate Thomas Brown who ran for county commissioner in 2019 and Democrat Bill Smith who ran for state representative in 2020. The town’s mayor is currently Republican Tom Smith, who was elected to the position in 2018. Local politics are often focused on improving infrastructure and making sure that Arcola’s citizens have access to quality healthcare, education, and other basic services. In addition, community leaders are working hard to make sure that the town remains vibrant and attractive to businesses and families so that it can continue to grow and thrive well into the future.
The political climate in Zip 38722 (Arcola, MS) is strongly liberal.
Washington County, MS is very liberal. In Washington County, MS 69.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.3% to 29.4%.
Washington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38722 (Arcola, MS) is strongly liberal.
Arcola, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Washington County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Greenville Metro Area is very 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.
Arcola, 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 zip 38722 (Arcola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $4,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $800 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)