The Columbus, MS Metro Area is a vibrant and bustling community with a strong political presence. It is home to the seat of the Lowndes County government, which oversees the administration of the entire county. On the local level, elected officials in Columbus are responsible for setting policy on a wide variety of issues such as taxation, education, public safety and infrastructure development. In addition to these elected officials, there are also several Democratic and Republican party organizations that hold regular meetings and events to discuss current political topics impacting the Columbus area. The most recent election cycle saw two popular candidates running for mayor – longtime Mayor Robert Smith and challenger Josephine Givens – with Givens ultimately prevailing. This election highlighted how important local politics are in shaping the future of Columbus and all its citizens.
The political climate in Columbus Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Columbus Metro Area 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, the Columbus metro area remained narrowly Republican, 50.7% to 48.0%.
The Columbus metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Columbus, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Columbus Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 603 contributions totaling $46,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 657 contributions totaling $224,223 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)