Mississippi 3rd Congressional District, Mississippi: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 651,6132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,2222024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 34.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+86 in 1964MIT Election Lab
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GUEST, Michael
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: HARPER, Gregg (2017–2019), HARPER, Gregg (2015–2017), HARPER, Gregg (2013–2015), HARPER, Gregg (2011–2013)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 3, MSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 98,149 | 181,297 | 282,374 | ||
| R | 113,148 | 186,203 | 303,145 | ||
| R | 101,391 | 175,375 | 282,088 | ||
| R | 116,692 | 179,496 | 298,765 | ||
| R | 115,569 | 183,942 | 301,749 | ||
| R | 90,003 | 172,773 | 264,717 | ||
| R | 79,593 | 145,334 | 227,252 | ||
| R | 77,501 | 109,516 | 199,363 | ||
| R | 80,259 | 123,142 | 222,806 | ||
| R | 74,904 | 134,943 | 211,057 | ||
| R | 71,211 | 138,667 | 211,430 | ||
| R | 91,699 | 107,390 | 203,540 | ||
| R | 79,699 | 89,996 | 173,254 | ||
| R | 25,458 | 119,317 | 147,316 | ||
| O | 27,654 | 14,535 | 146,640 | ||
| R | 7,336 | 94,481 | 101,818 | ||
| O | 23,495 | 14,022 | 70,546 | ||
| D | 38,644 | 11,861 | 60,084 | ||
| D | 45,442 | 24,595 | 70,037 | ||
| O | 3,403 | 825 | 49,293 | ||
| D | 44,925 | 2,128 | 47,053 | ||
| D | 43,115 | 1,356 | 44,530 | ||
| D | 45,047 | 859 | 45,966 | ||
| D | 36,727 | 1,083 | 37,941 | ||
| D | 31,677 | 8,170 | 39,847 | ||
| D | 26,098 | 1,953 | 29,560 | ||
| D | 18,974 | 2,947 | 22,484 | ||
| D | 22,690 | 972 | 24,168 | ||
| D | 15,518 | 353 | 17,222 | ||
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| D | 13,191 | 1,424 | 15,022 | ||
| D | 17,699 | 1,185 | 19,214 | ||
| D | 10,428 | 258 | 13,297 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.1%
English
10.5%
Irish
7.8%
German
4.4%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,222
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$58,222
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.1%
Working age (18–64)16.9%
Seniors (65+)16.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other languages0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mississippi's 3rd has returned double-digit Republican presidential margins for decades, anchored by rural communities across the state's central and southern corridors where GOP alignment at the federal level is nearly uniform.
The shift began with civil rights. The realignment unfolded over the late twentieth century. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty-six points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
The political shift has tracked, in Mississippi 3rd Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $58,222, and a 19% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 3, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, Mississippi voted Republican by 29.4 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 282,374 votes cast, 98,149 went Democratic and 181,297 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 3, Mississippi as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Congressional District 3, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 3, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Congressional District 3, Mississippi?
Congressional District 3, Mississippi has a population of 651,613 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, Mississippi?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, Mississippi is $58,222 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.