Pearl River County, Mississippi is located in the Gulf Coast region of the state. The county is known for its strong sense of community and proud heritage. Politically, Pearl River County leans towards the Republican Party. In recent years, the county has elected conservative officials to represent them at both the local and state levels. Local elections tend to be highly contested with candidates from both sides of the aisle vying for votes. Issues such as taxes, education reform, public safety, and economic growth are often discussed among voters during election time. Residents also focus on improving infrastructure and bringing needed services to their communities. With a growing population and robust economy, Pearl River County continues to be a great place to live and work in Mississippi.
The political climate in Pearl River County, MS is very conservative.
In Pearl River County, MS 17.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pearl River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 17.3%.
Pearl River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pearl River County, MS is very conservative.
Picayune 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.
Pearl River, 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 Pearl River County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 710 contributions totaling $111,591 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $53,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)