Braxton, MS is a small town with a population of 5,000 people. It is an agricultural area that is known for its vibrant farming community and its thriving local businesses. The government of Braxton consists of the mayor, council members and a few elected officials. All decisions are made in the best interest of the citizens of Braxton. Some important issues that have been discussed in recent years include improving infrastructure, increasing access to health care and education, preserving rural farming traditions and developing economic opportunities for all members of the community. The local politicians are committed to engaging residents in decision making processes and ensuring that everyone has an equal voice in shaping the future of Braxton.
The political climate in Zip 39044 (Braxton, MS) is strongly conservative.
Simpson County, MS is strongly conservative. In Simpson County, MS 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Simpson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 34.2%.
Simpson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39044 (Braxton, MS) is strongly conservative.
Braxton, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Simpson County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is leaning 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.
Braxton, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 39044 (Braxton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)