The city of Columbus, MS, located in 39705 zip code, is a vibrant and growing community with a strong political presence. The city is home to the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors which is responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of local citizens. Local elections are held every four years, giving residents an opportunity to have their voices heard and choose their representatives. Candidates come from diverse backgrounds and offer unique perspectives on how to best serve their constituents. Recent initiatives have included improving infrastructure, investing in education, and promoting economic development. As the population of Columbus continues to grow, so too does its importance as a political hub in the state of Mississippi.
The political climate in Zip 39705 (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 39705 (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 39705 (Columbus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 328 contributions totaling $17,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 353 contributions totaling $143,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)