Sallis, MS is a small rural town located in south Mississippi that has a unique political atmosphere. The town's population is around 800 people and the local government consists of a Mayor, City Council members, and other appointed officials. Local elections occur every four years, with each elected official serving for two consecutive terms. Candidates for office are selected by citizens of the community who get involved and take part in the electoral process. Because of its small size, Sallis' politics often favor local candidates who understand and represent the values of the community. These candidates usually have strong ties to their hometowns and share similar views on issues that are important to their constituents. There is also a strong sense of civic engagement in Sallis as citizens strive to make positive changes that benefit everyone in the town.
The political climate in Sallis, MS is somewhat conservative.
Attala County, MS is moderately conservative. In Attala County, MS 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Attala county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 40.1%.
Attala county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sallis, MS is somewhat conservative.
Attala 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.
Sallis, 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 Sallis, 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 7 contributions totaling $1,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)