New Houlka, MS is a small town located in Chickasaw County in the state of Mississippi. The population of New Houlka is around 500 people and it has a rural and tight-knit community. The politics of New Houlka are mainly driven by the local residents who try to maintain a sense of order while also keeping the tradition alive. New Houlka does not have any local political candidates; however, many residents show their support for the current leadership in county level offices. As part of this support, they actively participate in fundraisers and host town events to show their appreciation for those that serve their local community. Furthermore, they also vote in national elections with turnout being relatively high compared to other parts of the state. In short, politics in New Houlka is an important part of life and all citizens take it seriously as they endeavor to keep their town running smoothly and successfully for generations to come.
The political climate in New Houlka, MS is leaning conservative.
Chickasaw County, MS is leaning conservative. In Chickasaw County, MS 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chickasaw county remained Republican, 51.3% to 46.8%.
Chickasaw county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Houlka, MS is leaning conservative.
Chickasaw County, Mississippi is leaning 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.
New Houlka, Mississippi: r r d d 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 New Houlka, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)