Cleveland, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted D+24%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 29,5342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $39,5852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 31.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 63.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Cleveland, MS
HarrisD+24
Constituent county margins for Cleveland, 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 | 61.5% | 6,419 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.8% | 3,943 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 73 |
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 | +70.8% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +32.2% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +88.2% |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | +52.0% |
| 1924 | +60.1% |
| 1928 | +75.9% |
| 1932 | +80.8% |
| 1936 | +91.6% |
| 1940 | +85.4% |
| 1944 | +73.2% |
| 1948 | +3.6% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | +12.0% |
| 1960 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | −73.0% |
| 1968 | +25.3% |
| 1972 | −33.8% |
| 1976 | +18.8% |
| 1980 | +25.5% |
| 1984 | +11.6% |
| 1988 | +10.7% |
| 1992 | +28.5% |
| 1996 | +35.2% |
| 2000 | +26.5% |
| 2004 | +26.8% |
| 2008 | +35.4% |
| 2012 | +38.1% |
| 2016 | +32.2% |
| 2020 | +30.8% |
| 2024 | +23.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6,419 | 3,943 | 10,435 | ||
| D | 8,904 | 4,671 | 13,744 | ||
| D | 9,046 | 4,590 | 13,824 | ||
| D | 10,582 | 4,701 | 15,428 | ||
| D | 10,334 | 4,891 | 15,381 | ||
| D | 9,631 | 5,535 | 15,307 | ||
| D | 8,436 | 4,847 | 13,538 | ||
| D | 8,670 | 4,027 | 13,176 | ||
| D | 8,801 | 4,752 | 14,226 | ||
| D | 7,606 | 6,105 | 14,085 | ||
| D | 8,769 | 6,939 | 15,824 | ||
| D | 8,839 | 5,148 | 14,491 | ||
| D | 7,561 | 5,136 | 12,875 | ||
| R | 3,616 | 7,397 | 11,187 | ||
| O | 4,696 | 1,790 | 11,504 | ||
| R | 731 | 4,680 | 5,411 | ||
| O | 1,119 | 1,012 | 3,769 | ||
| O | 1,176 | 754 | 3,511 | ||
| R | 1,843 | 2,096 | 3,939 | ||
| O | 219 | 115 | 2,914 | ||
| D | 2,444 | 378 | 2,822 | ||
| D | 2,974 | 234 | 3,209 | ||
| D | 2,296 | 101 | 2,397 | ||
| D | 1,941 | 204 | 2,151 | ||
| D | 1,939 | 266 | 2,205 | ||
| D | 1,212 | 266 | 1,574 | ||
| D | 1,039 | 326 | 1,370 | ||
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| D | 324 | 10 | 356 | ||
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| D | 380 | 194 | 577 | ||
| D | 360 | 117 | 500 | ||
| D | 234 | 25 | 295 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
7.5%
English
5.5%
Irish
4.3%
Italian
2.6%
German
1.5%
Scottish
1.0%
French
0.8%
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: 37.5 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
$39,585
Cleveland, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cleveland, MS$39,585
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
32.6%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1844.8%
Working age (18–64)29.2%
Seniors (65+)22.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cleveland anchors Bolivar County in the Mississippi Delta, a region where Black residents constitute roughly two-thirds of the population and turnout patterns reflect decades of shifting voter registration drives and local political organizing.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-two points in 1936 and a Republican high of seventy-three points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 29,534, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,585 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cleveland, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cleveland, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic by 23.7 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,435 votes cast, 6,419 went Democratic and 3,943 went Republican.
What is Cleveland, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Cleveland, 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 24 times, Republican 3 times, and other 4 times.
When did Cleveland, MS, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Cleveland, MS, Mississippi voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Cleveland, MS, Mississippi?
Cleveland, MS, Mississippi has a population of 29,534 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cleveland, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Cleveland, MS, Mississippi is $39,585 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Cleveland, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cleveland, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.