The politics in Flora, MS are centered around the local government of this small town. The mayor and aldermen on the city board are elected to represent the residents of Flora and make decisions about the city's laws, regulations, and policies. They also vote on the budget for city services such as police departments, parks and recreation programs, public transportation, and other important municipal initiatives. Additionally, they manage infrastructure such as sanitation systems, water supplies, roads and bridges. Community members may also be involved in politics by attending meetings or participating in public forums. People can voice their opinions on issues that affect them each day. By being informed citizens they can help shape their local government into one that works for everyone in Flora.
The political climate in Flora, MS is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, MS is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, MS 43.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.2% to 43.4%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flora, MS is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, Mississippi is somewhat conservative.
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.
Flora, 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 Flora, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $4,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $36,513 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)