Hamilton, MS is a small city in the southeastern United States. It has a rich history and is well known for its agricultural heritage. The city is located in Monroe County, Mississippi and its population was listed at 775 people in 2019. Hamilton has an active political environment with two major parties represented by local candidates who are running for various offices. Currently, there is a Democratic candidate for Mayor, as well as Democratic and Republican candidates vying for spots on the City Council. Additionally, there are several smaller third parties that have candidates running as well. All of these candidates bring important issues to the table and offer different ideas on how to best serve the citizens of Hamilton. Regardless of which party they represent or which office they seek, all of the candidates bring their own unique perspectives and passions that can help move Hamilton forward in the years ahead.
The political climate in Hamilton, 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
Hamilton, MS is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Mississippi is strongly conservative.
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.
Hamilton, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Hamilton, MS
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 31 contributions totaling $5,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)