39576 Waveland, MS is made up of a diverse population of residents who are active in local politics. In Waveland, politics is often focused on issues that affect the community such as public safety, roads and infrastructure, healthcare access, education and economic growth. Local politicians strive to ensure that all citizens have a voice when it comes to making decisions for their community. Many current local political candidates are committed to improving the quality of life for residents in 39576 Waveland, MS by advocating for necessary changes and supporting efficient solutions.
The political climate in Zip 39576 (Waveland, MS) is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, MS is very conservative. In Hancock County, MS 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.0% to 21.5%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39576 (Waveland, MS) is strongly conservative.
Waveland, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Hancock 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.
Waveland, 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 39576 (Waveland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 330 contributions totaling $11,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $4,736 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)