Mississippi — Elections 1876–2024

Mississippi: state. In 2024, voted R+23%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+23MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 2,946,7792024 5-year
Median household income: $56,4472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 55.8%2024 5-year
Black: 36.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+94 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+74 in 1964MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Mississippi

TrumpR+23

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	60.8%	747,744
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	38.0%	466,668
OtherAll other candidates	1.2%	14,843

D+60

R+60

82 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+73.3%
1896	+84.1%
1900	+77.6%
1904	No data
1908	No data
1912	+86.5%
1916	+88.4%
1920	+69.9%
1924	+81.8%
1928	+64.3%
1932	+92.4%
1936	+94.3%
1940	+91.5%
1944	+87.1%
1948	+7.5%
1952	+20.9%
1956	+33.8%
1960	+11.7%
1964	−74.3%
1968	+9.5%
1972	−58.6%
1976	+1.9%
1980	−1.3%
1984	−24.5%
1988	−20.8%
1992	−8.9%
1996	−5.1%
2000	−16.9%
2004	−19.7%
2008	−13.2%
2012	−11.5%
2016	−17.8%
2020	−16.5%
2024	−22.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−22.9%	466,668	747,744	1,229,255
2020	R	−16.5%	539,396	756,664	1,314,475
2016	R	−17.8%	485,131	700,714	1,211,088
2012	R	−11.5%	562,949	710,746	1,285,584
2008	R	−13.2%	554,662	724,597	1,289,865
2004	R	−19.7%	458,094	684,981	1,152,365
2000	R	−16.9%	404,964	573,230	994,926
1996	R	−5.1%	394,022	439,838	893,857
1992	R	−8.9%	400,258	487,793	981,793
1988	R	−20.8%	363,921	557,890	931,527
1984	R	−24.5%	352,192	582,377	941,092
1980	R	−1.3%	429,281	441,089	892,620
1976	D	+1.9%	381,309	366,845	769,363
1972	R	−58.6%	126,782	505,125	645,963
1968	O	+9.5%	150,644	88,516	654,509
1964	R	−74.3%	52,619	356,529	409,148
1960	O	+11.7%	108,362	73,561	298,171
1956	D	+33.8%	144,453	60,685	248,104
1952	D	+20.9%	172,566	112,966	285,532
1948	O	+7.5%	19,384	5,043	192,190
1944	D	+87.1%	168,621	11,613	180,234
1940	D	+91.5%	168,267	7,364	175,824
1936	D	+94.3%	157,333	4,467	162,142
1932	D	+92.4%	140,168	5,180	146,034
1928	D	+64.3%	124,539	27,052	151,591
1924	D	+81.8%	100,474	8,494	112,442
1920	D	+69.9%	69,077	11,576	82,292
1916	D	+88.4%	80,422	4,253	86,159
1912	D	+86.5%	57,498	1,521	64,722
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	D	+77.6%	51,169	5,794	58,438
1896	D	+84.1%	63,355	4,819	69,585
1892	D	+73.3%	40,224	1,467	52,888
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	37.2%	62.8%	1,215,401
2020	R	44.1%	54.1%	1,311,354
2018	R	39.5%	58.5%	936,215
2014	R	37.9%	59.9%	631,858
2012	R	40.6%	57.2%	1,241,568
2008	R	38.6%	61.4%	1,247,026
2006	R	34.9%	63.6%	610,921
2002	R	0.0%	84.6%	630,495
2000	R	31.6%	65.9%	994,144
1996	R	27.4%	71.0%	878,662
1994	R	31.2%	68.8%	608,085
1990	R	0.0%	100.0%	274,244
1988	R	46.1%	53.9%	946,719
1984	R	39.1%	60.9%	952,240
1982	D	64.2%	35.8%	645,026
1978	R	31.8%	45.3%	590,236
1976	D	100.0%	0.0%	554,433

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

10.6%

American

10.0%

Irish

7.4%

German

5.1%

French

1.7%

Italian

1.7%

Scottish

1.5%

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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

4.8%

65–74

5.6%

6.0%

55–64

6.6%

5.8%

45–54

6.2%

6.1%

35–44

6.5%

6.2%

25–34

6.4%

4.9%

18–24

4.8%

8.8%

5–17

8.5%

3.1%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$56,447

Mississippi ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

19.0%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1825.9%

Working age (18–64)16.9%

Seniors (65+)15.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.7%

speak English only

Spanish2.7%

Other Indo-European0.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

34.2%

Other Christian

9.5%

Methodist

7.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Non-Christian

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

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

A population of 2,946,779, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,447 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mississippi voted Republican by 22.9 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,229,255 votes cast, 466,668 went Democratic and 747,744 went Republican.

What is Mississippi's political typology?

Akashic places Mississippi in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.

When did Mississippi last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Mississippi?

Mississippi has a population of 2,946,779 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Mississippi?

Median household income in Mississippi is $56,447 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Mississippi?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

DeSoto County, MS	D +5,085
Marshall County, MS	R +2,704
Panola County, MS	R +2,347

Mississippi has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+23 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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