Waterford, MS is a small town located in Lafayette County. Although it is a small community, politics are still an important part of the town's culture. The mayor and Board of Aldermen are elected by local residents to represent them in government decisions. The current mayor, John Smith, has been in office since 2012. He has been instrumental in developing the town's economy and improving public services. Additionally, the Board of Aldermen serve as an advisory board for the mayor on all matters related to the town's governance. They ensure that all laws and regulations are followed and that each person in Waterford is being treated fairly within the law. Overall, Waterford is a friendly and welcoming community whose residents take their civic responsibilities seriously.
The political climate in Zip 38685 (Waterford, MS) is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, MS is leaning liberal. In Marshall County, MS 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained Democratic, 50.9% to 47.8%.
Marshall county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38685 (Waterford, MS) is leaning conservative.
Waterford, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Waterford, 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 zip 38685 (Waterford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)