Tallahatchie County, MS is located in the northern part of the state, near the border with Tennessee. It is a largely rural area, and as such is known for its small-town charm and conservative political views. As one of Mississippi’s 82 counties, Tallahatchie has seen its fair share of local elections over the years. Popular issues tend to focus on agricultural rights and economic development. Since it is a Republican-leaning area, most candidates are from that party. Local elections are often hard-fought battles between more moderate Republicans and more socially conservative members of the Tea Party or other right-wing movements. Regardless of which candidate wins, it will be up to them to lead Tallahatchie into a brighter future with jobs and improved infrastructure.
The political climate in 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
Tallahatchie County, MS is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Tallahatchie, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Tallahatchie County, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $4,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $850 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $10,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)