Starkville, MS, Mississippi
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 56.6% | 13,096 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 42.0% | 9,723 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other | 1.4% | 327 |
County-level results (2 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 42.0%Harris9,723 | 56.6%Trump13,096 | 1.4%Kennedy327 | 23,146 | ||
| R | 45.1%Biden11,342 | 52.9%Trump13,295 | 2.0%Jorgensen515 | 25,152 | ||
| R | 42.6%Clinton9,878 | 54.1%Trump12,552 | 3.3%Johnson763 | 23,193 | ||
| R | 44.0%Obama10,285 | 54.6%Romney12,753 | 1.3%Johnson313 | 23,351 | ||
| R | 44.0%Obama10,675 | 55.2%McCain13,392 | 0.8%Nader182 | 24,249 | ||
| R | 39.1%Kerry8,356 | 59.8%Bush12,776 | 1.1%Nader226 | 21,358 | ||
| R | 40.7%Gore7,869 | 57.0%Bush11,028 | 2.3%Phillips452 | 19,349 | ||
| R | 44.5%Clinton7,302 | 51.1%Dole8,396 | 4.4%Browne722 | 16,420 | ||
| R | 41.2%Clinton7,472 | 50.6%Bush9,172 | 8.3%Perot1,500 | 18,144 | ||
| R | 39.3%Dukakis6,650 | 60.2%Bush10,187 | 0.5%Paul84 | 16,921 | ||
| R | 37.1%Mondale6,494 | 62.7%Reagan10,964 | 0.2%Bergland33 | 17,491 | ||
| R | 47.3%Carter8,217 | 50.0%Reagan8,686 | 2.8%Anderson484 | 17,387 | ||
| R | 46.8%Carter6,557 | 51.0%Ford7,137 | 2.2%Anderson312 | 14,006 | ||
| R | 18.7%McGovern2,283 | 80.1%Nixon9,784 | 1.2%Schmitz151 | 12,218 | ||
| O | 18.8%Humphrey2,121 | 14.3%Nixon1,606 | 66.9%Wallace7,525 | 11,252 | ||
| R | 8.6%Johnson627 | 91.4%Goldwater6,679 | 0.0% | 7,306 | ||
| O | 27.0%Kennedy1,468 | 20.7%Nixon1,128 | 52.3%Byrd2,846 | 5,442 | ||
| D | 67.6%Stevenson2,964 | 20.3%Eisenhower890 | 12.1%Andrews531 | 4,385 | ||
| D | 64.5%Stevenson3,431 | 35.5%Eisenhower1,888 | 0.0% | 5,319 | ||
| O | 12.8%Truman435 | 3.1%Dewey105 | 84.2%Thurmond2,868 | 3,408 | ||
| D | 93.6%Roosevelt3,452 | 6.4%Dewey237 | 0.0% | 3,689 | ||
| D | 95.0%Roosevelt3,546 | 4.4%Willkie166 | 0.5%Thomas19 | 3,731 | ||
| D | 97.3%Roosevelt3,153 | 2.3%Landon75 | 0.4%Lemke13 | 3,241 | ||
| D | 97.5%Roosevelt2,666 | 2.2%Hoover61 | 0.2%Thomas6 | 2,733 | ||
| D | 85.6%Smith2,679 | 14.4%Hoover449 | 0.0% | 3,128 | ||
| D | 89.0%Davis2,288 | 5.6%Coolidge145 | 5.4%La Follette139 | 2,572 | ||
| D | 76.5%Cox1,354 | 20.8%Harding369 | 2.7%Debs47 | 1,770 | ||
| D | 88.6%Wilson1,855 | 9.1%Hughes191 | 2.2%Benson47 | 2,093 | ||
| D | 85.8%Wilson1,506 | 3.5%Taft62 | 10.7%Roosevelt188 | 1,756 | ||
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| D | 86.0%Bryan1,346 | 10.9%McKinley170 | 3.1%Woolley49 | 1,565 | ||
| D | 91.1%Bryan1,692 | 8.3%McKinley154 | 0.6%Palmer12 | 1,858 | ||
| D | 69.6%Cleveland1,009 | 1.1%Harrison16 | 29.3%Weaver425 | 1,450 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +68.5% |
| 1896 | +82.8% |
| 1900 | +75.1% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +82.2% |
| 1916 | +79.5% |
| 1920 | +55.6% |
| 1924 | +83.3% |
| 1928 | +71.3% |
| 1932 | +95.3% |
| 1936 | +95.0% |
| 1940 | +90.6% |
| 1944 | +87.2% |
| 1948 | +9.7% |
| 1952 | +29.0% |
| 1956 | +47.3% |
| 1960 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | −82.8% |
| 1968 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | −61.4% |
| 1976 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −25.6% |
| 1988 | −20.9% |
| 1992 | −9.4% |
| 1996 | −6.7% |
| 2000 | −16.3% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | −11.2% |
| 2012 | −10.6% |
| 2016 | −11.5% |
| 2020 | −7.8% |
| 2024 | −14.6% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 37,149 |
| 2018 | 38,609 |
| 2020 | 40,502 |
| 2022 | 38,027 |
| 2024 | 40,095 |
Oktibbeha County's student and faculty population gives Starkville a more competitive electoral profile than surrounding rural Mississippi, though Republicans have carried the area by wide margins in most recent statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 82.8 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.6 points.
A population of 61,743, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,648 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oxford, MS and Ruston, LA.
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