The town of Lyman, MS is a small rural community in the south that is heavily steeped in tradition. It is an area with a deep sense of pride and connection to local customs and values. With a population of just under 1,000 people, Lyman does not have many large-scale political issues. The majority of political decisions are made at the local level by members of the community who often look out for the best interests of their fellow residents. There are no current local candidates running for office in Lyman, MS but voter turnout has historically been high when elections come around. Citizens have always taken an active interest in their government, and they strive to make sure that everyone has a voice when it comes to making important decisions for their community.
The political climate in Lyman, MS is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, MS is strongly conservative. In Harrison County, MS 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.7% to 36.5%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyman, MS is moderately conservative.
Harrison County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Gulfport-Biloxi Metro Area 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.
Lyman, 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 Lyman, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $46,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,060 contributions totaling $743,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $701 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)