Sumner, MS is a small town in Pike County that is known for its friendly residents and diverse economy. The politics in Sumner are fairly representative of the state of Mississippi overall. Like the rest of the state, Sumner has two major political parties – Democrats and Republicans. The town participates in local elections that decide who will represent their district in various state and federal offices. Politically active citizens often take part in debates and forums to discuss important issues affecting the community. While there is disagreement on certain matters, most people in Sumner work together to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to voting for local politicians.
The political climate in Sumner, MS is somewhat liberal.
Tallahatchie County, MS is somewhat liberal. In Tallahatchie County, MS 54.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tallahatchie county remained strongly Democratic, 54.6% to 43.8%.
Tallahatchie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumner, MS is somewhat liberal.
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 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.
Sumner, 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 Sumner, 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 10 contributions totaling $7,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $720 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)