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1876–2024
Starkville, MS·Mississippi

Starkville, MS has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+15 in 2024.

A college town anchored by Mississippi State in a deep-red region

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+15in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population61,7432024 ACS

Starkville, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+15MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
61,7432024 5-year
Median household income
$48,6482024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.0%2024 5-year
Black
32.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+83 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Starkville, MS
TrumpR+15
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2024 presidential margin by county for Starkville, MS, MSA map of the constituent counties of Starkville, MS, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Webster County, MS · R+65Oktibbeha County, MS · Tied
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.4%13,096
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.9%9,723
OtherAll other candidates1.7%392
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: −14.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1972−14.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+68.5%
1896+82.8%
1900+75.1%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+82.2%
1916+79.5%
1920+55.6%
1924+83.3%
1928+71.3%
1932+95.3%
1936+95.0%
1940+90.6%
1944+87.2%
1948+9.7%
1952+29.0%
1956+47.3%
1960+6.2%
1964−82.8%
1968+4.6%
1972−61.4%
1976−4.1%
1980−2.7%
1984−25.6%
1988−20.9%
1992−9.4%
1996−6.7%
2000−16.3%
2004−20.7%
2008−11.2%
2012−10.6%
2016−11.5%
2020−7.8%
2024−14.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.5%
9,72313,09623,211
R
−7.8%
11,34213,29525,152
R
−11.5%
9,87812,55223,193
R
−10.6%
10,28512,75323,351
R
−11.2%
10,67513,39224,249
R
−20.7%
8,35612,77621,358
R
−16.3%
7,86911,02819,349
R
−6.7%
7,3028,39616,420
R
−9.4%
7,4729,17218,144
R
−20.9%
6,65010,18716,921
R
−25.6%
6,49410,96417,491
R
−2.7%
8,2178,68617,387
R
−4.1%
6,5577,13714,006
R
−61.4%
2,2839,78412,218
O
+4.6%
2,1211,60611,252
R
−82.8%
6276,6797,306
O
+6.2%
1,4681,1285,442
D
+47.3%
2,9648904,385
D
+29.0%
3,4311,8885,319
O
+9.7%
4351053,408
D
+87.2%
3,4522373,689
D
+90.6%
3,5461663,731
D
+95.0%
3,153753,241
D
+95.3%
2,666612,733
D
+71.3%
2,6794493,128
D
+83.3%
2,2881452,572
D
+55.6%
1,3543691,770
D
+79.5%
1,8551912,093
D
+82.2%
1,506621,756
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D
+75.1%
1,3461701,565
D
+82.8%
1,6921541,858
D
+68.5%
1,009161,450
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.9%
Irish
8.4%
American
7.6%
German
6.6%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.3%
French
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: 27.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.7%
75–84
2.3%
3.5%
65–74
4.2%
4.3%
55–64
4.8%
4.1%
45–54
4.2%
5.0%
35–44
5.3%
6.5%
25–34
6.6%
14.4%
18–24
13.0%
6.8%
5–17
6.7%
2.3%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$48,648
Starkville, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Starkville, MS$48,648
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
24.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)25.7%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
33.3%
Methodist
7.0%
Other Christian
4.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Oktibbeha County's student and faculty population gives Starkville a more competitive electoral profile than surrounding rural Mississippi, though Republicans have carried the area by wide margins in most recent statewide contests.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-five points in 1932 and a Republican high of eighty-three points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifteen points.

A population of 61,743, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,648 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Starkville, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Starkville, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 14.5 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,211 votes cast, 9,723 went Democratic and 13,096 went Republican.
What is Starkville, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Starkville, 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Starkville, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Starkville, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Starkville, MS, Mississippi?
Starkville, MS, Mississippi has a population of 61,743 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Starkville, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Starkville, MS, Mississippi is $48,648 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Starkville, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Starkville, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.