Politics in 39702 Columbus, MS is largely divided along party lines. The majority of voters in the area are registered to vote as Republicans. In recent years, the Republican candidates for office have had a stronghold on federal and state positions representing the district. On the local level, many of these same politicians have held their seats for multiple terms due to their strong support from constituents. There are also two local Democrats who have been active in the community and vying for elected positions in recent years but they continue to face an uphill battle due to the area鈥檚 red leanings. Politically, locals are passionate about their stances on issues ranging from healthcare, taxes, immigration and social justice, all of which have become important focal points throughout this region.
The political climate in Zip 39702 (Columbus, MS) is leaning conservative.
Lowndes County, MS is leaning conservative. In Lowndes County, MS 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lowndes county remained Republican, 50.7% to 48.0%.
Lowndes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39702 (Columbus, MS) is leaning conservative.
Columbus, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Lowndes County, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is leaning 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.
Columbus, 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 zip 39702 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $8,207 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $17,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)