39630 Bude, MS is a small town with a population of just over 1,200 people located in Franklin County. Despite its small size, the politics of Bude are hotly contested and always forefront in the minds of its citizens. The mayor of Bude is Emily Darnell and she is committed to improving her community through fiscal responsibility and local pride. There are several city council members who work closely with the mayor to ensure that the best interests of the town are served. Every two years, local citizens have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates for these positions in order to maintain transparency and accountability. Elections are followed by open forums where voters can engage with their elected officials on important issues facing 39630 Bude, MS.
The political climate in Zip 39630 (Bude, MS) is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, MS is very conservative. In Franklin County, MS 33.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 33.2%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39630 (Bude, MS) is moderately conservative.
Bude, Mississippi is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, Mississippi is very conservative.
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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.
Bude, 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 39630 (Bude)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)