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1876–2024
Picayune, MS·Mississippi

Picayune, MS has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+67 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+67in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population57,4582024 ACS

Picayune, MS, Mississippi: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+67MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
57,4582024 5-year
Median household income
$58,1352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.9%2024 5-year
Black
12.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+94 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+77 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Picayune, MS
TrumpR+67
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican82.7%20,438
Kamala HarrisDemocratic16.1%3,982
OtherAll other candidates1.1%281
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −66.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−66.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+94.4%
1896+74.8%
1900+65.6%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+90.7%
1916+87.3%
1920+79.2%
1924+61.8%
1928−2.2%
1932+86.9%
1936+86.7%
1940+91.3%
1944+92.4%
1948+4.7%
1952+8.4%
1956+5.1%
1960+17.9%
1964−69.0%
1968−4.5%
1972−77.4%
1976+7.2%
1980−14.8%
1984−52.6%
1988−43.8%
1992−20.6%
1996−23.1%
2000−42.3%
2004−53.5%
2008−60.4%
2012−59.3%
2016−64.8%
2020−64.3%
2024−66.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−66.6%
3,98220,43824,701
R
−64.3%
4,14819,59524,033
R
−64.8%
3,60417,78221,883
R
−59.3%
4,36617,54922,224
R
−60.4%
4,32017,88122,443
R
−53.5%
4,47214,89619,487
R
−42.3%
4,61111,57516,477
R
−23.1%
4,8928,21214,377
R
−20.6%
4,6837,72614,797
R
−43.8%
3,93910,22014,333
R
−52.6%
3,0859,97813,112
R
−14.8%
5,0286,82212,141
D
+7.2%
5,0244,3329,665
R
−77.4%
9017,4878,504
O
−4.5%
9261,2988,274
R
−69.0%
7354,0094,744
O
+17.9%
1,2766513,483
D
+5.1%
1,2741,1292,848
D
+8.4%
2,0601,7413,801
O
+4.7%
146462,121
D
+92.4%
2,131842,215
D
+91.3%
2,022882,118
D
+86.7%
1,156811,240
D
+86.9%
1,500991,613
R
−2.2%
8799181,797
D
+61.8%
8551641,118
D
+79.2%
46453519
D
+87.3%
52135557
D
+90.7%
2907312
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D
+65.6%
20141244
D
+74.8%
26634310
D
+94.4%
1372143
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.8%
English
14.1%
German
10.0%
Irish
9.6%
French
6.9%
Italian
6.6%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 41.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
0.9%
2.7%
75–84
3.5%
5.5%
65–74
6.2%
6.8%
55–64
6.8%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
5.7%
35–44
6.2%
5.5%
25–34
5.5%
4.4%
18–24
4.2%
8.7%
5–17
8.5%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,135
Picayune, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Picayune, MS$58,135
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
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
40.6%
Other Christian
9.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.9%
Methodist
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Picayune, MS sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-four points in 1892 and a Republican high of seventy-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.

A population of 57,458, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,135 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Picayune, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Picayune, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 66.6 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,701 votes cast, 3,982 went Democratic and 20,438 went Republican.
What is Picayune, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Picayune, MS, Mississippi in the "Evangelical Deep South" 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Picayune, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Picayune, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Picayune, MS, Mississippi?
Picayune, MS, Mississippi has a population of 57,458 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Picayune, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Picayune, MS, Mississippi is $58,135 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Picayune, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Picayune, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.