Pelahatchie, MS is a small, rural town with a population of just over 1,300 people. This small town is home to many local politicians that are dedicated to bettering the community. The Mayor of Pelahatchie is currently the honorable David Koehler who was elected in 2019 and proudly serves as the leader of the city. Alongside the mayor, there are council members including Robby Powers, Jacob Gray, and Patrick Ahlrichs who all strive to represent their constituents and create legislative policies for the benefit of Pelahatchie. Local issues that have been addressed in recent years range from infrastructure improvements to economic development projects. Regardless of political affiliation or beliefs, Pelahatchie’s politicians remain focused on advancing the interests of their community.
The political climate in Zip 39145 (Pelahatchie, MS) is very conservative.
Rankin County, MS is very conservative. In Rankin County, MS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rankin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.6%.
Rankin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 39145 (Pelahatchie, MS) is very conservative.
Pelahatchie, Mississippi is very conservative.
Rankin County, Mississippi is very 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.
Pelahatchie, 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 39145 (Pelahatchie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $3,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $7,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)