Abbeville, MS is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of northern Mississippi. It is known for its strong sense of community, with local businesses and churches being integral parts of daily life. Politics in Abbeville are also important, as the town is represented by both state and federal elected officials. At the state level, these representatives serve to ensure that the needs of locals are heard and addressed in our state legislature. On the federal level, Abbeville's representatives focus on larger issues which affect all Americans such as immigration reform and health care access. Local political candidates often run on platforms advocating for topics which affect Abbeville directly such as job growth or economic development initiatives. There are also many opportunities for local residents to get involved in politics through voting initiatives or attending candidate forums. Overall, politics in Abbeville provide a way for citizens to make sure their voices are heard at every level of government representation.
The political climate in Abbeville, MS is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Lafayette County, MS 43.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 43.0%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abbeville, MS is somewhat conservative.
Lafayette County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
Oxford Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Abbeville, 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 Abbeville, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $6,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)