Columbus AFB in Mississippi is a small but vibrant community that has an active political presence. Although the base does not have any specific elected officials, there are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved with local politics and make their voices heard. There are numerous civic organizations in the area that work together to advocate for the quality of life on Columbus AFB, and many residents choose to volunteer their time and energy to further these causes. Through grassroots organizing and engaging with their local representatives, members of the community can ensure that their concerns are heard and addressed. Additionally, Columbus AFB hosts various public meetings throughout the year where residents can meet with elected officials and understand how policies will affect them directly. This allows citizens to better inform their decisions when it comes to voting in elections or providing feedback on current initiatives that may affect them.
The political climate in Columbus AFB, MS is leaning liberal.
Lowndes County, MS is leaning conservative. In Lowndes County, MS 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lowndes county remained Republican, 50.7% to 48.0%.
Lowndes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbus AFB, MS is leaning liberal.
Lowndes County, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Columbus Metro Area 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.
Columbus AFB, 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 Columbus AFB, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 328 contributions totaling $17,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 353 contributions totaling $143,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)