Hickory Flat, MS is a small town located in the Mississippi Delta region. The town is primarily agricultural and rural, and has a population of about 1,000 people. Politics in Hickory Flat are strongly rooted in traditional values; many of the locals are involved in local campaigns for their preferred candidates. The citizens of Hickory Flat tend to be conservative and value family, faith, and hard work. They are passionate about their local candidates, and put a lot of effort into supporting them during election season. Many of the locals participate in town meetings to discuss issues that affect the community. Through these meetings, the residents have become more informed on local politics and have grown to understand how decisions made by elected officials can impact their everyday lives.
The political climate in Hickory Flat, MS is moderately conservative.
Benton County, MS is moderately conservative. In Benton County, MS 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 39.1%.
Benton county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Democratic in 2000, 2004, and 2012.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hickory Flat, MS is moderately conservative.
Benton County, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hickory Flat, Mississippi: d d r d 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 Hickory Flat, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)