Thaxton, MS is a small town located in the state of Mississippi. Although it has a small population, politics still plays an important role in shaping the community. Local elections are held each year to elect a mayor and city council members who serve as representatives for Thaxton's citizens. The mayor and council work together to make decisions that improve life in Thaxton by helping to fund infrastructure projects, allocate resources, and create opportunities for economic growth. In addition, Thaxton's residents have access to state-wide voting initiatives as well as their local representatives in the Mississippi Legislature. By taking part in political processes, citizens of Thaxton can help ensure that their voice is heard and their needs are addressed.
The political climate in Thaxton, MS is very conservative.
Pontotoc County, MS is very conservative. In Pontotoc County, MS 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pontotoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.2%.
Pontotoc county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thaxton, MS is very conservative.
Pontotoc County, Mississippi is very conservative.
Tupelo 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.
Thaxton, 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 Thaxton, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $5,831 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $26,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)