| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 50.5% | 4,914 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 48.0% | 4,666 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 146 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −34.4% |
| 2012 | −26.0% |
| 2016 | −15.6% |
| 2020 | −1.1% |
| 2024 | −2.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 48.0%Harris4,666 | 50.5%Trump4,914 | 1.5% | 9,726 | ||
| R | 48.8%Biden5,208 | 49.9%Trump5,327 | 1.4%incl. Jorgensen | 10,681 | ||
| R | 40.7%Clinton3,931 | 56.3%Trump5,436 | 3.0%incl. Johnson | 9,659 | ||
| R | 37.0%Obama3,298 | 63.0%Romney5,612 | 0.0% | 8,910 | ||
| R | 32.5%Obama4,196 | 66.9%McCain8,640 | 0.7% | 12,921 |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | RidgelandCity | MississippiState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 41.2% | 55.8% | 61.0% |
| Black | 46.4% | 36.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 1.0% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% | 4.4% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.1% | 2.4% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.5% | 3.7% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $66,038 | $56,447 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 9.9% | 19.0% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 35.7 | 38.6 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 15.2% | 17.3% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 49.6% | 25.3% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 6.9% | 4.3% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 3.0% | 2.7% | 13.6% |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese) | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 11.9% | English 10.6% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 8.5% | American 10.0% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | American 6.1% | Irish 7.4% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 4.5%County context | 3.4% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 37.2%County context | 39.0% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 38.3%County context | 40.7% | 51.5% |
| Black Protestant | 9.2%County context | 8.6% | 2.2% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.9%County context | 6.6% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
Ridgeland sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.5 points.
A population of 24,587, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,038 describe the city.
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Ridgeland, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/city/2862520/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.