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1876–2024
Brookhaven, MS·Mississippi

Brookhaven, MS has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+45 in 2024.

One of Mississippi's most Democratic-leaning metros by a wide margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+45in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population34,8772024 ACS

Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
34,8772024 5-year
Median household income
$51,1192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.6%2024 5-year
Black
30.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+94 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+88 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Brookhaven, MS
TrumpR+45
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.3%11,432
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.0%4,262
OtherAll other candidates0.7%108
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −45.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1972−45.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+60.8%
1896+72.8%
1900+39.7%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+78.6%
1916+83.7%
1920+29.2%
1924+74.8%
1928+67.7%
1932+92.3%
1936+93.8%
1940+91.6%
1944+91.9%
1948+0.4%
1952+5.7%
1956+29.0%
1960+4.1%
1964−87.8%
1968+5.3%
1972−73.9%
1976−19.6%
1980−16.4%
1984−33.2%
1988−31.4%
1992−17.5%
1996−15.1%
2000−32.2%
2004−38.6%
2008−32.2%
2012−32.7%
2016−40.1%
2020−39.0%
2024−45.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−45.4%
4,26211,43215,802
R
−39.0%
5,04011,59616,801
R
−40.1%
4,45810,55015,193
R
−32.7%
5,47110,83916,414
R
−32.2%
5,50510,78116,402
R
−38.6%
4,41810,00814,496
R
−32.2%
4,3588,54013,000
R
−15.1%
4,2945,96011,067
R
−17.5%
4,7447,04013,091
R
−31.4%
4,5348,71013,297
R
−33.2%
4,4588,89813,381
R
−16.4%
5,2137,28612,610
R
−19.6%
4,0436,08410,392
R
−73.9%
1,0707,5938,828
O
+5.3%
1,5851,0579,918
R
−87.8%
4376,7507,187
O
+4.1%
1,4491,2514,885
D
+29.0%
1,9428483,773
D
+5.7%
2,2712,0284,299
O
+0.4%
52403,177
D
+91.9%
2,4451032,548
D
+91.6%
2,332972,440
D
+93.8%
2,465742,549
D
+92.3%
2,379922,479
D
+67.7%
2,1914222,613
D
+74.8%
1,2781541,502
D
+29.2%
7744211,208
D
+83.7%
1,2821051,407
D
+78.6%
76841925
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D
+39.7%
530225768
D
+72.8%
9541341,127
D
+60.8%
45436687
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No data
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.1%
Irish
7.3%
American
7.2%
German
3.2%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
0.6%
2.1%
75–84
3.6%
5.0%
65–74
5.9%
6.2%
55–64
7.2%
6.5%
45–54
6.8%
5.9%
35–44
6.6%
5.9%
25–34
6.3%
3.9%
18–24
3.8%
9.2%
5–17
8.3%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,119
Brookhaven, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brookhaven, MS$51,119
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.3%
Working age (18–64)18.3%
Seniors (65+)19.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.6%
Spanish0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
49.5%
Other Christian
8.2%
Methodist
5.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Brookhaven anchors Lincoln County, a small city where the 2024 presidential result landed 40 points left of center — an unusually deep margin for a nonurban Mississippi community, shaped in part by its majority-Black voting population.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-four points in 1936 and a Republican high of eighty-eight points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.

A population of 34,877, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,119 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 45.4 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,802 votes cast, 4,262 went Democratic and 11,432 went Republican.
What is Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi in the "Black Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi?
Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi has a population of 34,877 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi is $51,119 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.