Florence, Mississippi is a small town in Rankin County that is governed by the local Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen are elected by the citizens of Florence and serve as the primary governing body for the town. They develop and implement policies to ensure that all aspects of Florence are functioning as smoothly as possible. In addition, they are responsible for selecting qualified candidates to fill various local government positions such as Chief of Police, City Manager, and other important offices. Furthermore, they work closely with the local schools and businesses to ensure that all resources are being used effectively and that Florence remains a safe place to live. The people of Florence take great pride in their elected officials and have faith in their ability to serve their community well.
The political climate in Florence, MS is strongly conservative.
Rankin County, MS is very conservative. In Rankin County, MS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rankin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.6%.
Rankin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Florence, MS is strongly conservative.
Rankin County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Florence, 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 Florence, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $5,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 444 contributions totaling $133,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)