Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+4%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+4MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,0202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 48.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Vicksburg, MS
TrumpR+4
Constituent county margins for Vicksburg, MS, MSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 51.4% | 9,407 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 47.5% | 8,683 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 208 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +84.9% |
| 1896 | +57.0% |
| 1900 | +70.7% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +80.7% |
| 1916 | +88.2% |
| 1920 | +73.2% |
| 1924 | +69.1% |
| 1928 | +67.9% |
| 1932 | +86.3% |
| 1936 | +92.6% |
| 1940 | +88.1% |
| 1944 | +82.7% |
| 1948 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | −18.8% |
| 1956 | −10.5% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | −63.9% |
| 1968 | +15.0% |
| 1972 | −47.9% |
| 1976 | −15.3% |
| 1980 | −14.7% |
| 1984 | −23.1% |
| 1988 | −25.1% |
| 1992 | −9.9% |
| 1996 | −2.5% |
| 2000 | −18.3% |
| 2004 | −15.9% |
| 2008 | −3.0% |
| 2012 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | −2.5% |
| 2020 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | −4.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,683 | 9,407 | 18,298 | ||
| D | 10,442 | 10,365 | 21,053 | ||
| R | 9,284 | 9,767 | 19,416 | ||
| D | 10,786 | 10,457 | 21,391 | ||
| R | 10,489 | 11,152 | 21,764 | ||
| R | 8,224 | 11,356 | 19,683 | ||
| R | 7,485 | 10,892 | 18,623 | ||
| R | 8,774 | 9,261 | 19,385 | ||
| R | 8,175 | 10,209 | 20,578 | ||
| R | 7,437 | 12,507 | 20,170 | ||
| R | 8,054 | 12,959 | 21,248 | ||
| R | 7,489 | 10,151 | 18,128 | ||
| R | 6,299 | 8,699 | 15,705 | ||
| R | 3,480 | 10,420 | 14,478 | ||
| O | 4,503 | 2,392 | 14,112 | ||
| R | 1,631 | 7,409 | 9,040 | ||
| D | 2,289 | 2,277 | 6,587 | ||
| R | 1,857 | 2,419 | 5,328 | ||
| R | 2,366 | 3,458 | 5,824 | ||
| O | 320 | 245 | 4,170 | ||
| D | 3,202 | 304 | 3,506 | ||
| D | 3,048 | 192 | 3,241 | ||
| D | 3,233 | 122 | 3,361 | ||
| D | 2,422 | 169 | 2,611 | ||
| D | 2,769 | 530 | 3,299 | ||
| D | 1,794 | 328 | 2,122 | ||
| D | 1,082 | 161 | 1,258 | ||
| D | 1,204 | 73 | 1,282 | ||
| D | 1,135 | 55 | 1,339 | ||
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| D | 804 | 136 | 945 | ||
| D | 867 | 183 | 1,201 | ||
| D | 631 | 28 | 710 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.6%
American
7.0%
Irish
6.0%
German
4.0%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,401
Vicksburg, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vicksburg, MS$59,401
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
19.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.0%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vicksburg's small metro anchors Warren County, a majority-Black jurisdiction that has trended Democratic in federal races while local offices reflect a more competitive, personality-driven electorate along the river corridor.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-three points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty-four points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was four points.
A population of 43,020, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,401 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 4.0 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,298 votes cast, 8,683 went Democratic and 9,407 went Republican.
What is Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Vicksburg, 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 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi?
Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi has a population of 43,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi is $59,401 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 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.