Sharkey, MS County is a rural area that is home to a diverse population of people. The county is represented by two state representatives, Senator Clyde Chambliss and Representative Jeramey Anderson, both of whom are members of the Republican Party. The county also has several local elections for mayor and city council members. In recent years, Sharkey has been very politically active with the local population taking part in debates over various issues such as education, taxes and public safety. Community organizations like the Sharkey County Democratic Club have been formed to help support candidates and spread awareness about important local issues. The county also hosts a number of events each year featuring political figures who come out to discuss their platforms and ideas with an engaged public. These events help bring attention to the wide range of political views in the community and create an atmosphere of dialogue and understanding within the local area.
The political climate in Sharkey County, MS is very liberal.
In Sharkey County, MS 67.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sharkey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.1% to 31.5%.
Sharkey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sharkey County, MS is very liberal.
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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.
Sharkey, Mississippi: D D D D D D
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 Sharkey County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $3,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $39,852 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $480 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)