Falkner, Mississippi is a small town situated in the northeast corner of the state, with a population of less than 1000 people. Despite its small size, Falkner has an active political scene. The local government is headed by a Mayor and Board of Aldermen who are elected by the citizens every two years. The mayor oversees all town operations and makes sure that laws are enacted and enforced. The Board of Alderman consists of four members who make sure that all town funds are managed correctly and provide guidance on various civic projects. Every two years, local candidates run for office to represent their constituents in both municipal and state issues. These candidates come from both parties and strive to bring positive changes to Falkner. In addition to the Mayor and Board of Alderman, Falkner also has representatives in Congress representing them both on the state and national level.
The political climate in Falkner, MS is strongly conservative.
Tippah County, MS is very conservative. In Tippah County, MS 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tippah county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.2%.
Tippah county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Falkner, MS is strongly conservative.
Tippah 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.
Falkner, 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 Falkner, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $37,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)