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Gulfport-Biloxi, MS·Mississippi

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+38 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+38in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population421,2012024 ACS

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+38MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
421,2012024 5-year
Median household income
$62,7862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.9%2024 5-year
Black
19.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+85 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+74 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
TrumpR+38
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2024 presidential margin by county for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, MSA map of the constituent counties of Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Hancock County, MS · R+59Jackson County, MS · R+40Stone County, MS · R+58Harrison County, MS · R+29
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.4%107,771
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.4%47,906
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,837
D+60
R+60
4 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: −38.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1964−38.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+85.2%
1896+63.7%
1900+54.8%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+78.3%
1916+76.2%
1920+60.6%
1924+65.8%
1928+37.8%
1932+81.9%
1936+80.9%
1940+81.4%
1944+83.4%
1948+6.6%
1952+16.0%
1956+9.4%
1960+26.0%
1964−54.4%
1968−4.8%
1972−73.9%
1976−9.0%
1980−22.6%
1984−49.2%
1988−41.7%
1992−22.5%
1996−19.2%
2000−30.2%
2004−33.5%
2008−33.2%
2012−33.4%
2016−38.1%
2020−33.8%
2024−38.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−38.0%
47,906107,771157,514
R
−33.8%
51,409105,213159,263
R
−38.1%
40,74393,100137,562
R
−33.4%
46,33893,601141,682
R
−33.2%
46,21892,919140,555
R
−33.5%
45,28391,564137,967
R
−30.2%
39,81375,352117,794
R
−19.2%
38,22758,512105,518
R
−22.5%
34,38359,087109,986
R
−41.7%
29,97973,492104,304
R
−49.2%
25,13174,22299,743
R
−22.6%
33,90954,64991,598
R
−9.0%
34,60541,72479,341
R
−73.9%
8,33358,76668,245
O
−4.8%
8,00310,80758,440
R
−54.4%
9,44431,98441,428
D
+26.0%
16,4368,43730,722
D
+9.4%
12,37110,14823,749
D
+16.0%
13,87010,04623,916
O
+6.6%
1,74782114,069
D
+83.4%
11,2431,01512,258
D
+81.4%
10,0531,02911,092
D
+80.9%
7,8718028,735
D
+81.9%
7,5317168,319
D
+37.8%
6,5152,9449,459
D
+65.8%
4,9339296,086
D
+60.6%
2,4515813,088
D
+76.2%
3,1013833,568
D
+78.3%
2,171872,661
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D
+54.8%
1,3463871,750
D
+63.7%
1,3082461,668
D
+85.2%
1,069371,211
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
American
9.9%
Irish
9.0%
German
8.7%
French
4.9%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
2.1%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.9%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.0%
65–74
5.7%
6.6%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
6.3%
6.1%
35–44
6.7%
6.2%
25–34
6.6%
4.4%
18–24
4.0%
8.8%
5–17
8.3%
3.0%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,786
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$62,786
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
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.6%
Working age (18–64)14.5%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
14.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.3%
Other Christian
8.4%
Methodist
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-five points in 1892 and a Republican high of seventy-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.

A population of 421,201, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,786 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 38.0 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 157,514 votes cast, 47,906 went Democratic and 107,771 went Republican.
What is Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi?
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi has a population of 421,201 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi is $62,786 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.