In the small town of Gattman, Mississippi, politics is a way of life. With a population of just over 1,000 people, Gattman is served by the same elected officials as many other towns in the region. The local government consists of five county supervisors who oversee various departments and are responsible for resolving issues in their districts. The mayor is elected by residents and serves as an advocate for the entire community. The Board of Alderman consists of five members elected from different wards in the city to provide guidance on legislation and policy decisions. Local elections typically occur every four years and cover important topics such as infrastructure improvements, education reform, zoning laws, and more. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about their local government and take part in their community’s decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 38844 (Gattman, MS) is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, MS is strongly conservative. In Monroe County, MS 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 34.0%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38844 (Gattman, MS) is strongly conservative.
Gattman, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Mississippi is strongly 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.
Gattman, 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 38844 (Gattman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)