The politics in the town of Byram, MS are largely supported by local citizens and organizations. Elected officials for the town are responsible for making sure that Byram remains a safe and prosperous place to live. The mayor and board of aldermen work together to ensure that all community needs are met, from providing public services, such as police and fire protection, to maintaining the city's infrastructure. They also support local businesses through tax credits and other incentives. Additionally, Byram is home to several civic organizations which are aimed at increasing community involvement in politics and encouraging better communication between government entities and citizens. These groups often host events such as candidate forums and town hall meetings where residents can express their views about important issues in the city.
The political climate in Byram, MS is moderately liberal.
Hinds County, MS is very liberal. In Hinds County, MS 73.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinds county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Hinds county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Byram, MS is moderately liberal.
Hinds County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Byram, Mississippi: D D D D D D
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 Byram, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,756 contributions totaling $67,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 376 contributions totaling $67,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)