Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,5402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $37,4612024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 19.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 74.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Clarksdale, MS
HarrisD+40
Constituent county margins for Clarksdale, MS, MSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 69.4% | 4,711 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 29.6% | 2,008 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 71 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +70.1% |
| 1896 | +59.6% |
| 1900 | +54.5% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +86.4% |
| 1916 | +93.8% |
| 1920 | +86.1% |
| 1924 | +83.7% |
| 1928 | +77.7% |
| 1932 | +92.7% |
| 1936 | +95.4% |
| 1940 | +89.4% |
| 1944 | +85.2% |
| 1948 | +5.7% |
| 1952 | +13.3% |
| 1956 | +18.0% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | −62.5% |
| 1968 | +31.9% |
| 1972 | −27.0% |
| 1976 | +19.3% |
| 1980 | +20.3% |
| 1984 | +8.4% |
| 1988 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | +20.5% |
| 1996 | +24.3% |
| 2000 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | +29.5% |
| 2008 | +44.3% |
| 2012 | +48.2% |
| 2016 | +44.3% |
| 2020 | +42.9% |
| 2024 | +39.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4,711 | 2,008 | 6,790 | ||
| D | 6,020 | 2,375 | 8,501 | ||
| D | 6,378 | 2,426 | 8,912 | ||
| D | 7,792 | 2,712 | 10,549 | ||
| D | 7,597 | 2,917 | 10,568 | ||
| D | 6,805 | 3,676 | 10,608 | ||
| D | 5,662 | 3,695 | 9,553 | ||
| D | 5,776 | 3,441 | 9,611 | ||
| D | 6,409 | 4,120 | 11,180 | ||
| D | 6,139 | 4,939 | 11,278 | ||
| D | 6,839 | 5,759 | 12,810 | ||
| D | 7,030 | 4,592 | 12,015 | ||
| D | 6,412 | 4,269 | 11,113 | ||
| R | 3,708 | 6,602 | 10,725 | ||
| D | 5,352 | 1,875 | 10,898 | ||
| R | 964 | 4,172 | 5,136 | ||
| D | 1,386 | 1,096 | 3,867 | ||
| D | 1,677 | 1,082 | 3,299 | ||
| D | 2,115 | 1,619 | 3,734 | ||
| O | 246 | 113 | 2,319 | ||
| D | 2,392 | 191 | 2,583 | ||
| D | 2,440 | 137 | 2,577 | ||
| D | 2,059 | 49 | 2,108 | ||
| D | 1,672 | 62 | 1,737 | ||
| D | 1,778 | 223 | 2,001 | ||
| D | 1,362 | 121 | 1,483 | ||
| D | 882 | 61 | 953 | ||
| D | 697 | 21 | 721 | ||
| D | 396 | 16 | 440 | ||
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| D | 266 | 77 | 347 | ||
| D | 347 | 83 | 443 | ||
| D | 272 | 33 | 341 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.2%
Irish
4.2%
German
2.4%
American
2.4%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
0.7%
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: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$37,461
Clarksdale, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Clarksdale, MS$37,461
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
35.5%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1848.2%
Working age (18–64)31.8%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Clarksdale anchors one of the most heavily African American counties in the nation, where Democratic presidential candidates have routinely cleared 70–80% of the vote, reflecting both demographic concentration and a century of civil-rights organizing history.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty-two points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 20,540, a 19% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,461 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic by 39.8 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,790 votes cast, 4,711 went Democratic and 2,008 went Republican.
What is Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Clarksdale, 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 29 times, Republican 2 times, and other 1 times.
When did Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi?
Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi has a population of 20,540 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi is $37,461 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.