Leake County, Mississippi
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 8.9pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 39 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(11) | 46.1% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(7) | 6.6% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 39.0% |
▶Asian(1) | 0.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 6.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.9% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 46.0% | 75.7% |
| Black Protestant | 9.5% | 15.6% |
| Mainline Protestant | 4.0% | 6.7% |
| Other | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Catholic | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Non-religious | 39.2% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+23.4 |
| 2020 | Trump+14.5 |
| 2016 | Trump+14.2 |
| 2012 | Romney+8.7 |
| 2008 | McCain+10.7 |
| 2004 | Bush+21.3 |
| 2000 | Bush+19.0 |
| 1996 | Dole+1.8 |
| 1992 | Bush+7.8 |
Leake, Mississippi is a county that has a population of 21,319. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+23.4. Akashic Edge tracks 39 presidential elections here, dating back to 1872.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.0% | 61.4% | R+23.4 | R+8.9 |
| 2020 | 42.3% | 56.8% | R+14.5 | R+0.3 |
| 2016 | 42.4% | 56.6% | R+14.2 | R+5.4 |
| 2012 | 45.4% | 54.1% | R+8.7 | D+1.9 |
| 2008 | 44.4% | 55.0% | R+10.7 | D+10.7 |
| 2004 | 39.1% | 60.4% | R+21.3 | R+2.3 |
| 2000 | 40.2% | 59.2% | R+19.0 | R+17.2 |
| 1996 | 45.8% | 47.6% | R+1.8 | D+6.0 |
| 1992 | 42.8% | 50.6% | R+7.8 | D+12.0 |
| 1988 | 40.0% | 59.9% | R+19.8 | D+4.4 |
| 1984 | 37.9% | 62.0% | R+24.2 | R+29.5 |
| 1980 | 52.1% | 46.8% | D+5.3 | R+1.8 |
| 1976 | 52.5% | 45.4% | D+7.1 | D+66.5 |
| 1972 | 19.8% | 79.1% | R+59.4 | R+72.7 |
| 1968 | 20.5% | 7.2% | D+13.3 | D+105.8 |
| 1964 | 3.8% | 96.2% | R+92.5 | R+113.0 |
| 1960 | 29.3% | 8.8% | D+20.5 | R+54.7 |
| 1956 | 82.5% | 7.3% | D+75.2 | D+12.1 |
| 1952 | 81.6% | 18.4% | D+63.1 | D+56.6 |
| 1948 | 7.0% | 0.5% | D+6.5 | — |
What defines Leake?
It has a plurality-minority electorate (54% nonwhite) where demographic change is reshaping the political map.
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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
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 23.4% margin
- Shifted 14.7 points toward Republicans over the last 4 elections