† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHattiesburgMississippiUnited States
African American†50.0%35.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.8%0.5%
American9.0%10.0%5.3%
English7.5%10.6%9.5%
Irish6.1%7.4%9.4%
German5.1%5.1%12.5%
French1.8%1.7%1.6%
Scottish1.7%1.6%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.2%1.0%—
Italian1.0%1.7%4.8%
Mexican2.5%1.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.3%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.2%0.3%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
United States
Median age
29.4
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
23.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.2%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$46,342
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
28.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.3%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
—
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
40.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+15.1%
2008
+23.5%
2012
+29.5%
2016
+29.0%
2020
+31.6%
2024
+26.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
62.3%Harris8,865
35.7%Trump5,084
1.9%
D+26.6
R+5.0
D+28.1
14,222
D
64.7%Biden10,992
33.1%Trump5,619
2.2%
D+31.6
D+2.6
D+27.2
16,991
D
62.5%Clinton9,622
33.5%Trump5,156
4.0%
D+29.0
R+0.4
D+26.9
15,387
D
64.1%Obama10,324
34.6%Romney5,577
1.3%
D+29.5
D+6.0
D+25.6
16,107
D
61.0%Obama9,763
37.5%McCain6,004
1.6%
D+23.5
D+8.4
D+16.2
16,018
D
57.0%Kerry8,437
41.9%Bush6,199
1.1%
D+15.1
—
D+17.6
14,805
Home to the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University, Hattiesburg's electorate is shaped by a substantial Black population and a student presence that together push turnout patterns well above the surrounding Forrest County average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.6 points.
A population of 48,619, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,342 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Salisbury and Greenville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Hattiesburg, Mississippi voted Democratic by 26.6 points (D+26.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,222 votes cast, 8,865 went Democratic and 5,084 went Republican.
How many people live in Hattiesburg, Mississippi?
Hattiesburg, Mississippi has a population of 48,619 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hattiesburg, Mississippi?
Median household income in Hattiesburg, Mississippi is $46,342 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Hattiesburg, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
