Memphis, Mississippi: Black Belt market. In 2024, voted R+4%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+4MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,798,6782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,2692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Memphis
TrumpR+4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 50.9% | 345,345 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 47.2% | 319,766 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 12,823 |
D+60R+60
28 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +37.6% |
| 1896 | +37.6% |
| 1900 | +39.0% |
| 1904 | +40.0% |
| 1908 | +30.7% |
| 1912 | +49.8% |
| 1916 | +51.4% |
| 1920 | +31.7% |
| 1924 | +44.9% |
| 1928 | +37.7% |
| 1932 | +73.3% |
| 1936 | +83.1% |
| 1940 | +71.9% |
| 1944 | +61.5% |
| 1948 | +26.7% |
| 1952 | +17.2% |
| 1956 | +12.7% |
| 1960 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −37.3% |
| 1976 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | −4.9% |
| 1988 | −4.4% |
| 1992 | +10.9% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | −3.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 319,766 | 345,345 | 677,934 | ||
| D | 379,441 | 353,857 | 745,947 | ||
| D | 333,094 | 317,155 | 670,349 | ||
| D | 379,221 | 332,506 | 719,258 | ||
| D | 408,216 | 347,271 | 762,030 | ||
| D | 357,760 | 330,674 | 693,227 | ||
| D | 316,381 | 276,659 | 601,407 | ||
| D | 308,720 | 234,995 | 573,570 | ||
| D | 330,752 | 261,314 | 635,730 | ||
| R | 256,936 | 280,793 | 541,755 | ||
| R | 273,278 | 301,867 | 579,000 | ||
| D | 288,986 | 244,220 | 548,565 | ||
| D | 287,833 | 207,503 | 501,398 | ||
| R | 130,868 | 291,851 | 431,654 | ||
| O | 141,176 | 112,424 | 428,129 | ||
| D | 180,828 | 178,628 | 359,597 | ||
| D | 145,678 | 129,517 | 290,576 | ||
| D | 132,257 | 100,892 | 246,774 | ||
| D | 150,885 | 106,596 | 257,872 | ||
| D | 63,587 | 24,472 | 146,579 | ||
| D | 109,524 | 26,056 | 135,749 | ||
| D | 132,192 | 21,486 | 153,987 | ||
| D | 123,302 | 11,237 | 134,899 | ||
| D | 100,600 | 15,082 | 116,698 | ||
| D | 65,637 | 29,629 | 95,432 | ||
| D | 53,108 | 19,286 | 75,378 | ||
| D | 56,413 | 29,006 | 86,357 | ||
| D | 44,930 | 14,248 | 59,651 | ||
| D | 29,234 | 6,716 | 45,229 | ||
| D | 26,715 | 13,962 | 41,594 | ||
| D | 30,485 | 12,855 | 44,068 | ||
| D | 35,480 | 15,419 | 51,423 | ||
| D | 40,424 | 18,078 | 59,445 | ||
| D | 32,219 | 13,065 | 50,983 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.5%
American
6.8%
Irish
6.5%
German
5.2%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.2%
French
0.9%
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: 37.3 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
$63,269
Memphis ranks near the middle of US counties.
Memphis$63,269
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
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.5%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Memphis media market anchors Tennessee's western tip and pulls in corners of Arkansas and Mississippi, making it a rare cross-state audience zone where urban Democratic concentration meets competitive suburban counties just across the state line.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-three points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was four points.
A population of 1,798,678, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,269 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Memphis, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Memphis, Mississippi voted Republican by 3.8 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 677,934 votes cast, 319,766 went Democratic and 345,345 went Republican.
What is Memphis, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Memphis, 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 market has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 4 times, and other 1 times.
When did Memphis, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Memphis, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Memphis, Mississippi?
Memphis, Mississippi has a population of 1,798,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Memphis, Mississippi?
Median household income in Memphis, Mississippi is $63,269 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Memphis, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Memphis, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The market's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.