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1876–2024
Grenada, MS·Mississippi

Grenada, MS has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+18 in 2024.

Small Delta-edge city where majority-Black demographics shape every cycle

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+18in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population30,8192024 ACS

Grenada, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+18MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
30,8192024 5-year
Median household income
$46,6062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
50.8%2024 5-year
Black
44.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
0.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+99 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+91 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Grenada, MS
TrumpR+18
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2024 presidential margin by county for Grenada, MS, MSA map of the constituent counties of Grenada, MS, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Montgomery County, MS · R+21Grenada County, MS · R+16
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican58.6%8,309
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.9%5,797
OtherAll other candidates0.6%84
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: −17.7% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−17.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+82.4%
1896+93.6%
1900+90.0%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+93.7%
1916+91.0%
1920+89.1%
1924+88.3%
1928+90.5%
1932+97.7%
1936+98.6%
1940+92.5%
1944+87.0%
1948+4.7%
1952+15.8%
1956+35.2%
1960−2.7%
1964−91.5%
1968+15.3%
1972−53.0%
1976−1.5%
1980+3.2%
1984−22.7%
1988−16.9%
1992−5.3%
1996−0.7%
2000−9.9%
2004−14.2%
2008−9.8%
2012−5.7%
2016−14.5%
2020−13.4%
2024−17.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−17.7%
5,7978,30914,190
R
−13.4%
6,8558,99815,986
R
−14.5%
6,5398,78815,509
R
−5.7%
7,9638,93316,980
R
−9.8%
7,6389,30517,033
R
−14.2%
6,6538,87415,608
R
−9.9%
6,3507,75914,234
R
−0.7%
6,3726,47013,576
R
−5.3%
6,2797,04514,344
R
−16.9%
5,5767,85613,465
R
−22.7%
5,2068,27413,504
D
+3.2%
6,9126,47213,626
R
−1.5%
5,6735,84711,847
R
−53.0%
2,3968,01010,598
O
+15.3%
2,9461,19311,462
R
−91.5%
3046,8297,133
O
−2.7%
1,1521,2674,312
D
+35.2%
2,0836853,967
D
+15.8%
2,5301,8404,370
O
+4.7%
214613,255
D
+87.0%
2,7441912,935
D
+92.5%
2,8631062,979
D
+98.6%
2,628182,646
D
+97.7%
2,467282,496
D
+90.5%
2,7621382,900
D
+88.3%
1,948772,120
D
+89.1%
1,379691,470
D
+91.0%
1,646631,740
D
+93.7%
1,16671,237
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D
+90.0%
1,303571,384
D
+93.6%
1,533431,592
D
+82.4%
1,07491,293
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.1%
English
8.1%
Irish
6.7%
German
2.2%
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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.6%
2.3%
75–84
3.3%
5.7%
65–74
6.3%
6.5%
55–64
7.0%
5.3%
45–54
6.2%
6.1%
35–44
6.0%
5.5%
25–34
5.8%
3.7%
18–24
4.3%
10.2%
5–17
8.4%
2.9%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$46,606
Grenada, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grenada, MS$46,606
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
24.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.6%
Working age (18–64)21.9%
Seniors (65+)24.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
46.1%
Methodist
12.3%
Other Christian
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Grenada sits at the northeastern fringe of the Mississippi Delta, where a majority-Black population and a historically low-turnout electorate make mobilization infrastructure the decisive variable in close local contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of ninety-one points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.

A population of 30,819, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,606 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Grenada, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grenada, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 17.7 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,190 votes cast, 5,797 went Democratic and 8,309 went Republican.
What is Grenada, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Grenada, 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did Grenada, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grenada, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Grenada, MS, Mississippi?
Grenada, MS, Mississippi has a population of 30,819 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grenada, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Grenada, MS, Mississippi is $46,606 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Grenada, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grenada, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.