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1876–2024
Columbus, MS·Mississippi

Columbus, MS moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

A majority-Black metro where Republicans routinely post 50-point margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestTiedin 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population67,8632024 ACS

Columbus, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
TiedMIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
67,8632024 5-year
Median household income
$50,8612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.8%2024 5-year
Black
48.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+86 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Columbus, MS
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2024 presidential margin by county for Columbus, MS, MSA map of the constituent counties of Columbus, MS, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Noxubee County, MS · D+48Lowndes County, MS · R+8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.7%14,365
Donald TrumpRepublican49.3%14,238
OtherAll other candidates0.9%272
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: +0.4% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+0.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+93.4%
1896+95.1%
1900+94.8%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+95.2%
1916+94.9%
1920+90.7%
1924+92.2%
1928+83.9%
1932+94.4%
1936+95.3%
1940+89.0%
1944+74.8%
1948+2.6%
1952−19.9%
1956+28.2%
1960−13.5%
1964−86.2%
1968+9.6%
1972−54.8%
1976−8.3%
1980−10.6%
1984−22.1%
1988−20.1%
1992−10.0%
1996−7.0%
2000−8.3%
2004−2.2%
2008+8.0%
2012+10.4%
2016+5.4%
2020+6.4%
2024+0.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+0.4%
14,36514,23828,875
D
+6.4%
17,12715,04032,580
D
+5.4%
16,16614,47131,269
D
+10.4%
18,30814,84333,422
D
+8.0%
18,23915,51934,054
R
−2.2%
14,75415,41330,367
R
−8.3%
10,92012,93424,184
R
−7.0%
9,02110,45620,556
R
−10.0%
9,74012,13223,872
R
−20.1%
8,71513,12821,962
R
−22.1%
9,00614,17223,326
R
−10.6%
9,62111,94321,910
R
−8.3%
8,3029,86318,836
R
−54.8%
3,45012,33716,209
O
+9.6%
3,6162,20014,685
R
−86.2%
6038,1158,718
R
−13.5%
1,5172,3526,169
D
+28.2%
2,9981,4625,446
R
−19.9%
2,3763,5575,933
O
+2.6%
190834,059
D
+74.8%
3,2104633,673
D
+89.0%
3,4201983,621
D
+95.3%
3,660833,754
D
+94.4%
3,357913,460
D
+83.9%
3,2892873,576
D
+92.2%
2,6211062,727
D
+90.7%
1,629751,714
D
+94.9%
1,684391,734
D
+95.2%
1,518171,576
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D
+94.8%
1,372281,418
D
+95.1%
1,535251,587
D
+93.4%
1,15861,234
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.8%
American
8.0%
Irish
6.3%
German
5.1%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
0.9%
Polish
0.5%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
4.9%
65–74
5.4%
5.9%
55–64
6.8%
5.5%
45–54
5.9%
5.5%
35–44
6.5%
6.5%
25–34
6.7%
4.7%
18–24
4.7%
8.8%
5–17
8.7%
3.3%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$50,861
Columbus, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbus, MS$50,861
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
18.6%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.7%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)17.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
47.0%
Other Christian
10.8%
Methodist
9.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.9%
Mainline Protestant
3.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 21.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Columbus anchors a corner of the Mississippi Black Belt where racial and partisan sorting produce some of the most lopsided federal results in the state, yet local and county contests remain genuinely competitive across demographic lines.

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

A population of 67,863, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,861 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Columbus, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus, MS, Mississippi voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 28,875 votes cast, 14,365 went Democratic and 14,238 went Republican.
What is Columbus, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Columbus, 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 18 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Columbus, MS, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus, MS, Mississippi voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Columbus, MS, Mississippi?
Columbus, MS, Mississippi has a population of 67,863 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Columbus, MS, Mississippi is $50,861 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Columbus, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbus, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.