The small town of Byram, MS (zip code 39272) is part of the larger Hinds County. Byram is part of Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District, which is currently represented by Democrat Bennie Thompson. The district and its citizens are supported by the Democratic Party at the state-level. Locally, residents of Byram rely on their local government for various services, education, and community projects. The Mayor of Byram is Barbara Cossar and the town council consists of five members: Bettye Pigg, Danny Taylor, Frank Langston Jr., Wilmer McHenry, and Mark Taylor. These elected officials help ensure that the needs of the citizens are being addressed and that the town remains safe and prosperous. They are dedicated to keeping the Byram community strong and healthy for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 39272 (Byram, MS) is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, MS is very liberal. In Hinds County, MS 73.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hinds county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.4% to 25.1%.
Hinds county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39272 (Byram, MS) is strongly liberal.
Byram, Mississippi is strongly liberal.
Hinds County, Mississippi is very liberal.
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.
Byram, 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 zip 39272 (Byram)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 577 contributions totaling $5,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $3,793 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)