The small town of Byhalia, MS (38611) is a part of Marshall County and is a typical rural town with a population of around 3,000 people. It has had its own local government since the late 1950s and continues to be governed by elected officials. These officials include a mayor, six council members, two tax assessors, a recorder-clerk, three constable positions and one justice court judge. Political issues in Byhalia are much like those in any rural area: promoting economic growth while maintaining the rural character; providing essential services such as roads, water and sewer lines; and budgeting for the needs of the community while making sure that taxes remain affordable for residents. The city also works to ensure that city regulations are reasonable for businesses looking to locate or expand within the community. In recent years there have been several initiatives aimed at improving local infrastructure and increasing access to resources for education, recreation and health care. While there are no specific local political candidates running in Byhalia at this time, residents can still become involved in politics by attending council meetings and voting on proposed ordinances or resolutions during elections.
The political climate in Zip 38611 (Byhalia, MS) is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, MS is leaning liberal. In Marshall County, MS 50.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained Democratic, 50.9% to 47.8%.
Marshall county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38611 (Byhalia, MS) is leaning conservative.
Byhalia, Mississippi is leaning conservative.
Marshall County, Mississippi is leaning liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Byhalia, 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 38611 (Byhalia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $1,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $22,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)