Caledonia, MS is a small town in the southern United States with a population of roughly 1,000 people. It is primarily rural and has a quiet atmosphere. Politics in Caledonia are fairly simple. There are no political parties or representatives running for public office, so locals work together as neighbors to solve issues and make decisions that affect their community. As there are no local political candidates, citizens come together to discuss different topics and hold meetings to discuss potential solutions to issues that arise. They strive to work together with respect and understanding for one another, regardless of their beliefs or opinions on any given subject. This helps them find common ground and move forward towards a solution. Despite its lack of political power or prominence, Caledonia remains an important place in Mississippi's history where its citizens continue to look out for each other's wellbeing and contribute positively to their community.
The political climate in Caledonia, MS is somewhat conservative.
Lowndes County, MS is leaning conservative. In Lowndes County, MS 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lowndes county remained Republican, 50.7% to 48.0%.
Lowndes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caledonia, MS is somewhat conservative.
Lowndes County, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is leaning 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.
Caledonia, 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 Caledonia, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $7,217 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)