Columbia, MS is a small city located in Marion County, Mississippi. The city is known for its lively atmosphere and strong sense of community. Local politics in Columbia are an important part of the city’s culture. Many residents get involved in local campaigns and take part in civic involvement by attending town hall meetings and voting in local elections. Columbia also works to ensure that all voices are heard through their government, creating a diverse political environment where all can have their say. The current mayor of Columbia is Drena Lillian Hollin, who has been serving since 2015 and has worked hard to create an open and transparent government for the people of Columbia. There are other elected officials at the county level as well as state representatives that represent Columbia with integrity and passion. Politics in Columbia is centered around making sure every voice is heard and respected while also working to ensure the city continues growing and thriving for many years to come.
The political climate in Columbia, MS is moderately conservative.
Marion County, MS is very conservative. In Marion County, MS 31.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 31.1%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbia, MS is moderately conservative.
Marion County, Mississippi is very 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.
Columbia, 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 Columbia, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,610 contributions totaling $34,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,390 contributions totaling $263,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)