Hillsboro, MS is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its rural charm and friendly people. The political landscape of Hillsboro is varied and unique, with representation from both major parties vying for office in local elections. In recent years, several local politicians have emerged as viable candidates for various offices within Hillsboro and the surrounding area. These candidates offer different approaches to governing, including solutions to issues such as economic development, education reform, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The citizens of Hillsboro are encouraged to get involved in their local politics by attending candidate forums or debates to learn more about each candidate's platforms and vote accordingly during election season.
The political climate in Hillsboro, MS is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MS is moderately conservative. In Scott County, MS 40.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 40.3%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsboro, MS is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Mississippi is moderately 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.
Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $2,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $51,828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)