† 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
GroupMeridianMississippiUnited States
African American†57.8%35.3%9.9%
African1.3%0.8%0.5%
Nigerian0.4%—0.2%
American6.5%10.0%5.3%
English6.1%10.6%9.5%
Irish4.6%7.4%9.4%
German3.1%5.1%12.5%
Scotch-Irish1.0%1.0%—
Italian0.8%1.7%4.8%
Scottish0.7%1.6%1.3%
French0.6%1.7%1.6%
Mexican1.4%1.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
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
Meridian
Mississippi
United States
Median age
39.4
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Meridian
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$36,562
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
34.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.8%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Meridian
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.6%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
2.7%
13.6%
Arabic
1.9%
0.1%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Meridian
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.
Meridian, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.6%
2008
+17.2%
2012
+25.6%
2016
+22.4%
2020
+31.0%
2024
+28.9%
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
63.9%Harris6,612
35.0%Trump3,623
1.0%
D+28.9
R+2.1
D+30.4
10,340
D
64.9%Biden8,376
33.9%Trump4,377
1.1%
D+31.0
D+8.6
D+26.6
12,897
D
60.4%Clinton7,452
38.0%Trump4,688
1.6%
D+22.4
R+3.2
D+20.3
12,338
D
62.4%Obama9,483
36.8%Romney5,592
0.8%
D+25.6
D+8.4
D+21.7
15,197
D
57.9%Obama8,989
40.7%McCain6,314
1.3%
D+17.2
D+12.7
D+10.0
15,512
D
51.8%Kerry6,970
47.2%Bush6,356
1.0%
D+4.6
—
D+7.0
13,454
Meridian's electorate reflects a majority-Black city population set against a whiter surrounding county, producing consistent splits between municipal and countywide results. The city's healthcare and logistics sectors shape its working-class voter base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.9 points.
A population of 34,137, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,562 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbus and West Memphis.
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, Meridian, Mississippi voted Democratic by 28.9 points (D+28.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,340 votes cast, 6,612 went Democratic and 3,623 went Republican.
How many people live in Meridian, Mississippi?
Meridian, Mississippi has a population of 34,137 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Meridian, Mississippi?
Median household income in Meridian, Mississippi is $36,562 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Meridian, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Meridian, Mississippi from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
