Forrest County, Mississippi
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 6.8pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 30 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 55.8% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 4.4% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 35.5% |
▶Asian(5) | 1.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 0.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(1) | 0.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.9% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 48.5% | 68.0% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.7% | 10.7% |
| Catholic | 6.0% | 8.4% |
| Black Protestant | 5.8% | 8.1% |
| Other | 3.4% | 4.7% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Non-religious | 28.6% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+17.9 |
| 2020 | Trump+11.1 |
| 2016 | Trump+13.3 |
| 2012 | Romney+10.9 |
| 2008 | McCain+13.5 |
| 2004 | Bush+22.8 |
| 2000 | Bush+21.5 |
| 1996 | Dole+16.2 |
| 1992 | Bush+18.0 |
Forrest, Mississippi is a county that has a population of 78,272. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+17.9. Akashic Edge tracks 30 presidential elections here, dating back to 1908.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.3% | 58.2% | R+17.9 | R+6.8 |
| 2020 | 43.4% | 54.5% | R+11.1 | D+2.2 |
| 2016 | 41.7% | 55.1% | R+13.3 | R+2.4 |
| 2012 | 43.9% | 54.8% | R+10.9 | D+2.6 |
| 2008 | 42.8% | 56.3% | R+13.5 | D+9.3 |
| 2004 | 38.2% | 61.0% | R+22.8 | R+1.3 |
| 2000 | 38.2% | 59.7% | R+21.5 | R+5.3 |
| 1996 | 39.0% | 55.2% | R+16.2 | D+1.8 |
| 1992 | 36.6% | 54.6% | R+18.0 | D+16.2 |
| 1988 | 32.6% | 66.8% | R+34.2 | D+5.4 |
| 1984 | 30.1% | 69.6% | R+39.6 | R+19.0 |
| 1980 | 38.8% | 59.3% | R+20.6 | R+5.6 |
| 1976 | 41.4% | 56.3% | R+14.9 | D+49.2 |
| 1972 | 16.4% | 80.6% | R+64.2 | R+62.1 |
| 1968 | 18.2% | 20.3% | R+2.1 | D+76.3 |
| 1964 | 10.8% | 89.2% | R+78.3 | R+62.8 |
| 1960 | 24.0% | 39.5% | R+15.6 | R+10.1 |
| 1956 | 32.1% | 37.5% | R+5.5 | D+15.4 |
| 1952 | 39.6% | 60.4% | R+20.8 | R+24.9 |
| 1948 | 6.9% | 2.8% | D+4.1 | — |
What defines Forrest?
Voter engagement runs low — in the bottom 15% of peers for turnout in 2024.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Turnout of 50.7% in 2024 ranked 72 of 82 in the state — bottom quartile
- Turnout decreased by 5.7 percentage points since the previous presidential election
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