The politics of Pearl River, Mississippi are reflective of the small-town environment that it is located in. With a population of about 2,000 people, Pearl River has an elected mayor and five members of the Board of Aldermen who serve to represent the citizens of the town. The town's local government actively works towards providing services to the public such as water and waste management, police and fire protection, and road maintenance. Additionally, there are various grassroots initiatives that have been created by members of the community to address issues like environmental sustainability projects and economic development. The town also hosts many events throughout the year such as festivals and fairs that bring in both people from within Pearl River and visitors from outside its borders. All these activities show that Pearl River has a thriving political culture that is reflective of its residents’ values and beliefs.
The political climate in Pearl River, MS is strongly conservative.
Neshoba County, MS is very conservative. In Neshoba County, MS 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Neshoba county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.9%.
Neshoba county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pearl River, MS is strongly conservative.
Neshoba County, Mississippi 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $318,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $871 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $288,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,337 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)