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1876–2024
Meridian·Mississippi

Meridian has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+24 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+24in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population169,8302024 ACS

Meridian, Mississippi: Black Belt market. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
169,8302024 5-year
Median household income
$49,7452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.1%2024 5-year
Black
38.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+97 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+84 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Meridian
TrumpR+24
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Meridian, MSA map of the constituent counties of Meridian, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Newton County, MS · R+43Kemper County, MS · D+17Clarke County, MS · R+35Sumter County, AL · D+41Choctaw County, AL · R+24Lauderdale County, MS · R+21Neshoba County, MS · R+51
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.4%43,711
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.8%26,953
OtherAll other candidates0.8%559
D+60
R+60
7 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: −23.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1972−23.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+25.1%
1880+18.2%
1884+30.3%
1888+40.8%
1892+62.2%
1896+62.8%
1900+74.3%
1904+89.8%
1908+90.9%
1912+89.1%
1916+89.7%
1920+81.6%
1924+80.7%
1928+51.0%
1932+93.8%
1936+96.6%
1940+93.1%
1944+90.5%
1948+5.0%
1952+35.7%
1956+45.8%
1960+17.3%
1964−83.9%
1968+11.0%
1972−57.7%
1976−4.4%
1980−3.6%
1984−28.9%
1988−24.7%
1992−17.3%
1996−10.0%
2000−22.2%
2004−25.1%
2008−15.1%
2012−11.9%
2016−19.3%
2020−17.0%
2024−23.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−23.5%
26,95343,71171,223
R
−17.0%
32,79546,38279,957
R
−19.3%
30,00744,57075,578
R
−11.9%
35,77945,50781,869
R
−15.1%
34,94147,48882,905
R
−25.1%
27,86946,63574,847
R
−22.2%
25,92340,91167,416
R
−10.0%
26,64232,91662,985
R
−17.3%
26,97839,27471,194
R
−24.7%
25,76742,81468,973
R
−28.9%
24,49344,79170,323
R
−3.6%
31,84434,29768,148
R
−4.4%
29,06531,78461,771
R
−57.7%
11,32443,78756,223
O
+11.0%
10,3714,34554,724
R
−83.9%
2,55833,38336,759
D
+17.3%
10,5415,93826,536
D
+45.8%
16,1805,38723,562
D
+35.7%
17,9388,49026,440
O
+5.0%
1,24935717,874
D
+90.5%
16,93483717,777
D
+93.1%
17,87162418,516
D
+96.6%
18,63631018,967
D
+93.8%
15,04745715,551
D
+51.0%
12,3474,00616,353
D
+80.7%
10,53981012,056
D
+81.6%
9,19879110,308
D
+89.7%
9,42439410,069
D
+89.1%
6,8631317,552
D
+90.9%
1,309471,389
D
+89.8%
1,441611,536
D
+74.3%
6,4318257,541
D
+62.8%
9,4222,00911,796
D
+62.2%
8,0411,05311,243
D
+40.8%
3,4491,4484,908
D
+30.3%
2,4891,3303,825
D
+18.2%
2,8371,8575,396
D
+25.1%
3,4432,0635,506

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.3%
English
9.4%
Irish
6.5%
German
3.5%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.5%
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.5%
2.6%
75–84
3.2%
5.2%
65–74
6.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.7%
5.6%
45–54
6.2%
5.5%
35–44
6.1%
5.9%
25–34
5.8%
4.9%
18–24
4.9%
8.6%
5–17
8.3%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,745
Meridian ranks near the middle of US counties.
Meridian$49,745
Mississippi$63,999
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 higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.6%
Working age (18–64)20.9%
Seniors (65+)15.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Other languages2.4%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
38.4%
Methodist
9.8%
Other Christian
8.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Meridian sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ninety-seven points in 1936 and a Republican high of eighty-four points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

A population of 169,830, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,745 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Meridian, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Meridian, Mississippi voted Republican by 23.5 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,223 votes cast, 26,953 went Democratic and 43,711 went Republican.
What is Meridian, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Meridian, 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 21 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Meridian, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Meridian, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Meridian, Mississippi?
Meridian, Mississippi has a population of 169,830 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Meridian, Mississippi?
Median household income in Meridian, Mississippi is $49,745 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Meridian, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Meridian, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.