Sylvarena, MS is located in the county of Leake. This small town is governed by an elected mayor and a five-member board of Aldermen. The mayor and board are responsible for setting policy on local issues such as taxation, roads and bridges, public safety, economic development, and community services. The Mayor also serves as the head of the Sylvarena City Council. In addition to their main duties, the Mayor and Board are also involved in projects that benefit the citizens of Sylvarena. The Mayor and Board hold regular meetings to discuss local actions such as public works initiatives or other improvements for residents. Additionally, it is important for the citizens of Sylvarena to be aware of any upcoming elections so they can inform themselves about their candidates and make sure their voice is heard on election day.
The political climate in Sylvarena, MS is strongly conservative.
Smith County, MS is very conservative. In Smith County, MS 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.5%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sylvarena, MS is strongly conservative.
Smith County, Mississippi is very 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.
Sylvarena, 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 Sylvarena, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $22,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)