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
GroupMississippi StateMississippiUnited States
English21.1%10.6%9.5%
Irish9.6%7.4%9.4%
German8.7%5.1%12.5%
American8.4%10.0%5.3%
Italian3.6%1.7%4.8%
Scottish3.1%1.6%1.3%
French2.1%1.7%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.9%1.0%—
African American†23.2%35.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.8%0.5%
Ghanaian0.3%——
Mexican0.9%1.9%11.3%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Bangladeshi1.0%——
Asian Indian0.6%0.1%1.4%
Chinese0.5%0.1%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%0.2%0.6%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Filipino0.2%0.1%0.9%
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
Mississippi State
Mississippi
United States
Median age
19.1
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
98.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
0.0%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mississippi State
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$46,695
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.5%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
0.0%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mississippi State
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.3%
4.3%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
1.4%
0.3%
2.0%
Other languages
1.2%
0.3%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mississippi State
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.
Mississippi State, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−10.3%
2008
+2.0%
2012
+4.9%
2016
+4.9%
2020
+13.8%
2024
+7.8%
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
52.8%Harris442
45.0%Trump377
2.2%
D+7.8
R+6.0
D+9.2
837
D
55.2%Biden513
41.4%Trump385
3.3%
D+13.8
D+8.9
D+9.3
929
D
49.0%Clinton410
44.1%Trump369
6.8%
D+4.9
±0.0
D+2.8
836
D
51.7%Obama391
46.8%Romney354
1.5%
D+4.9
D+2.9
D+1.0
756
D
50.3%Obama494
48.3%McCain474
1.4%
D+2.0
D+12.3
R+5.2
982
R
44.2%Kerry373
54.5%Bush460
1.3%
R+10.3
—
R+7.9
844
Mississippi State CDP is effectively the residential core surrounding Mississippi State University, making it unusually young and transient for a rural Oktibbeha County community, with student enrollment patterns shaping its demographic and electoral profile more than most comparable census-designated places.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.8 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 10.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.8 points.
A population of 4,655, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,695 describe the city.
In 2024, Mississippi State voted Democratic by 7.8 points (D+7.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 837 votes cast, 442 went Democratic and 377 went Republican.
When did Mississippi State last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi State voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Mississippi State?
Mississippi State has a population of 4,655 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi State?
Median household income in Mississippi State is $46,695 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi State?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mississippi State from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
