Morton, MS 39117 is a small town located in Scott County. Although it is considered a rural area, Morton has an active and involved political climate. Local elections are held regularly and the townspeople often have strong opinions on who they want to represent their interests in government. The mayor of Morton is elected every four years and he or she works closely with the Board of Aldermen to develop policies that serve the best interests of local citizens. Every election season, candidates from both major political parties campaign for office with hopes of making their community a better place to live and work. Voters take their responsibility seriously and always turn out in large numbers on voting day. This dedication by local citizens helps ensure that Morton remains an engaged and thriving town for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 39117 (Morton, MS) is moderately conservative.
Scott County, MS is moderately conservative. In Scott County, MS 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.3%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39117 (Morton, MS) is moderately conservative.
Morton, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Scott County, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
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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.
Morton, 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 39117 (Morton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $20,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)