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Jackson, MS·Mississippi

Jackson, MS delivered R+2 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

A majority-Black metro where turnout patterns reshape statewide math

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+2
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
611,324
2024 ACS

Jackson, MS, Mississippi: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
611,3242024 5-year
Median household income
$62,7962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.5%2024 5-year
Black
47.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+82 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 2 D · 6 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−2.2%
125,996131,630261,301
D
+3.6%
143,758133,498281,350
D
+1.1%
128,988126,243261,387
D
+3.9%
143,740132,786278,689
D
+1.7%
141,037136,222279,077
R
−12.4%
102,532131,826236,419
R
−13.2%
87,319114,534206,369
R
−5.3%
83,28193,004184,855
R
−11.7%
80,906104,411200,818
R
−19.0%
75,970112,133190,786
R
−19.4%
77,686115,573194,797
R
−7.4%
79,54392,617176,385
R
−12.9%
62,10480,889145,698
R
−53.0%
27,41092,235122,246
O
+10.9%
32,28419,149120,149
R
−82.5%
6,70369,75576,458
O
−7.4%
11,71115,63352,832
D
+17.7%
16,9079,89039,653
D
+5.4%
24,58522,07746,662
O
+3.2%
1,74070932,325
D
+88.5%
26,0601,58727,647
D
+93.6%
25,52484026,375
D
+95.3%
23,33455423,914
D
+93.0%
19,19466719,928
D
+80.5%
19,2602,08221,342
D
+88.7%
14,40173315,401
D
+86.6%
9,36859910,125
D
+93.8%
9,88026610,252
D
+92.4%
7,8311068,363
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D
+87.2%
7,1184117,692
D
+87.1%
8,6645239,348
D
+76.4%
5,8981787,483
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.0%
American
7.1%
Irish
6.8%
German
3.9%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.1%
French
1.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.1%
2.0%
75–84
2.8%
4.5%
65–74
5.4%
5.9%
55–64
6.6%
5.8%
45–54
6.4%
6.4%
35–44
6.8%
6.4%
25–34
6.7%
4.5%
18–24
4.6%
8.9%
5–17
8.6%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,796
Jackson, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Jackson, MS$62,796
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.3%
Working age (18–64)15.2%
Seniors (65+)17.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.1%
Other Christian
13.4%
Methodist
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.6%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Jackson metro anchors Mississippi's most concentrated bloc of Black voters, and shifts in its turnout margins routinely determine how competitive statewide races appear on election night.

The Republican margin in Jackson, MS reached its widest at eighty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was two points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,796, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 611,324 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Jackson, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 2.2 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 261,301 votes cast, 125,996 went Democratic and 131,630 went Republican.
What is Jackson, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Jackson, MS, Mississippi as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 3 times.
When did Jackson, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Jackson, MS, Mississippi has a population of 611,324 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Jackson, MS, Mississippi is $62,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.