Fayette, Mississippi is a small town located in Lamar County. While it is a relatively small area, there is still a vibrant political landscape in the town. Fayette has had representation at the local, state and federal level helping to shape the policies that affect the people of this community. At the local level, Fayette has three commissioners who are responsible for overseeing various aspects of government operations. These commissioners are elected by popular vote and serve four-year terms. At the state level, Fayette is represented by a Senator and two House Representatives who advocate for legislation to help protect and improve life in their district. At the federal level, residents of Fayette are represented by one US Senator and two Representatives from Mississippi’s fourth congressional district. All of these individuals work together to ensure that Fayette remains a safe and prosperous community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Fayette, MS is strongly liberal.
Jefferson County, MS is very liberal. In Jefferson County, MS 85.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 13.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 85.1% to 13.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fayette, MS is strongly liberal.
Jefferson County, Mississippi is very 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.
Fayette, 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 Fayette, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)