Florence, MS is a small town located in Rankin County. It has a population of around 2,000 people and it is known for its warm, welcoming community. Politically, Florence remains largely conservative, as the majority of its residents tend to vote Republican in most elections. While there are no local political candidates from Florence currently running for office, Rankin County has recently seen an increase in voter turnout and civic engagement across all demographics. This increased engagement has been largely driven by local grassroots organizations that are focused on improving the lives of those living in Florence and Rankin County. These organizations have successfully advocated for increased funding and resources for public education, health care access, infrastructure development and job creation programs across the county. With continued community support behind these initiatives, Florence looks to remain an engaged political force in Mississippi politics moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 39073 (Florence, MS) is very 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
Zip 39073 (Florence, MS) is very conservative.
Florence, Mississippi is very 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 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 39073 (Florence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $2,222 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $22,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)