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Biloxi-Gulfport·Mississippi

Biloxi-Gulfport has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+38 in 2024.

Mississippi Gulf Coast market shaped by casino economy and storm recovery

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
LatestR+38in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population400,2042024 ACS

Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+38MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
400,2042024 5-year
Median household income
$62,0282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.1%2024 5-year
Black
20.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+85 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+75 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Biloxi-Gulfport
TrumpR+38
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2024 presidential margin by county for Biloxi-Gulfport, MSA map of the constituent counties of Biloxi-Gulfport, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).George County, MS · R+79Harrison County, MS · R+29Stone County, MS · R+58Jackson County, MS · R+40
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.5%100,945
Kamala HarrisDemocratic30.4%44,782
OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,681
D+60
R+60
4 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: −38.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1964−38.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+85.0%
1896+60.4%
1900+52.8%
1904No data
1908No data
1912+78.9%
1916+76.2%
1920+63.7%
1924+70.0%
1928+32.2%
1932+83.0%
1936+83.2%
1940+83.1%
1944+83.3%
1948+7.0%
1952+18.9%
1956+14.1%
1960+24.2%
1964−59.5%
1968−4.6%
1972−74.7%
1976−7.9%
1980−22.0%
1984−49.0%
1988−41.5%
1992−23.0%
1996−20.2%
2000−30.9%
2004−33.8%
2008−32.8%
2012−33.7%
2016−38.2%
2020−33.9%
2024−38.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−38.1%
44,782100,945147,408
R
−33.9%
48,12398,794149,355
R
−38.2%
38,42687,985129,816
R
−33.7%
43,78089,013134,371
R
−32.8%
43,98287,599132,834
R
−33.8%
41,90085,206128,099
R
−30.9%
36,98971,169110,530
R
−20.2%
35,81256,003100,084
R
−23.0%
32,38256,806106,055
R
−41.5%
28,65470,274100,399
R
−49.0%
24,15670,90695,427
R
−22.0%
33,12252,61388,615
R
−7.9%
33,82239,91676,728
R
−74.7%
7,85857,61266,579
O
−4.6%
7,3139,91356,776
R
−59.5%
8,18532,23140,416
D
+24.2%
15,1488,02829,440
D
+14.1%
12,3429,13022,736
D
+18.9%
13,6439,30222,945
O
+7.0%
1,63369513,460
D
+83.3%
10,65297011,622
D
+83.1%
9,44887010,327
D
+83.2%
7,4796628,189
D
+83.0%
7,0066267,691
D
+32.2%
5,5672,8578,424
D
+70.0%
4,9688055,947
D
+63.7%
2,4095072,986
D
+76.2%
2,9303473,388
D
+78.9%
2,037642,500
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D
+52.8%
1,0363161,363
D
+60.4%
9601981,261
D
+85.0%
81326926
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
American
9.7%
Irish
8.9%
German
8.3%
French
4.1%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.9%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
4.9%
65–74
5.5%
6.4%
55–64
6.7%
6.0%
45–54
6.2%
6.2%
35–44
6.7%
6.4%
25–34
6.7%
4.5%
18–24
4.1%
9.0%
5–17
8.6%
3.1%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,028
Biloxi-Gulfport ranks near the middle of US counties.
Biloxi-Gulfport$62,028
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
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.4%
Other Christian
8.8%
Methodist
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Biloxi-Gulfport media market anchors Mississippi's coastal strip, where post-Katrina redevelopment and a gaming-driven service economy have drawn a more transient workforce than the state's interior, nudging its demographic profile gradually younger and more diverse.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-five points in 1892 and a Republican high of seventy-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.

A population of 400,204, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,028 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi voted Republican by 38.1 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 147,408 votes cast, 44,782 went Democratic and 100,945 went Republican.
What is Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi?
Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi has a population of 400,204 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi?
Median household income in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi is $62,028 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.