The politics in Byhalia, Mississippi revolve around the local government working to improve the quality of life for its citizens. The city council is made up of representatives elected from each of the wards, with each member dedicated to advocating for the needs of their constituents and creating a better future for Byhalia. The Mayor is responsible for setting policy and promoting economic growth through initiatives such as job creation, infrastructure improvements, and public safety programs. Local issues often discussed by political candidates include access to healthcare, affordable housing, education opportunities, and environmental protection. Residents who are interested in making their voices heard can attend town hall meetings or vote in local elections to help shape the future of Byhalia.
The political climate in Byhalia, 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
Byhalia, MS 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.
Byhalia, 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 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 Byhalia, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $3,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $44,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)