The politics in Polkville, MS are made up of several representatives from local government who strive to make the city a better place for its residents. These representatives work hard to ensure that all citizens of Polkville have access to quality resources and services. They are dedicated to making decisions based on the best interests of the community and pushing forward initiatives that will help improve the lives of those who live in the area. From working on infrastructure projects to providing funding for programs and services, these representatives do their part to make sure that the people of Polkville have what they need.
The political climate in Polkville, MS is very conservative.
Smith County, MS is very conservative. In Smith County, MS 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Polkville, MS is very conservative.
Smith 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.
Polkville, 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 Polkville, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 281 contributions totaling $23,211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 705 contributions totaling $169,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)