Gautier, MS is located in Jackson County and is a small city with a population of around 10,000. The city is represented by the mayor and four members of the board of aldermen. As part of their responsibilities, these elected officials make decisions regarding the budget, infrastructure improvements, zoning regulations, economic development projects, and other important matters. Local initiatives often focus on improving public education, increasing public safety measures, protecting the environment, and promoting economic growth. Each election cycle brings new local political candidates to the forefront as people become more engaged in their community. Residents are encouraged to attend public meetings and get involved in politics so that they can have a voice in how their city is managed.
The political climate in Zip 39553 (Gautier, MS) is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MS is very conservative. In Jackson County, MS 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 31.9%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39553 (Gautier, MS) is moderately conservative.
Gautier, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Gulfport-Biloxi 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.
Gautier, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 39553 (Gautier)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $1,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $37,999 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)