Amite County, Mississippi
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 6.7pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 39 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(9) | 58.6% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(2) | 0.1% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 40.1% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.0% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 42.5% | 85.2% |
| Black Protestant | 3.6% | 7.2% |
| Other | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| Mainline Protestant | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Catholic | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Non-religious | 50.1% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+32.8 |
| 2020 | Trump+26.1 |
| 2016 | Trump+22.6 |
| 2012 | Romney+15.2 |
| 2008 | McCain+11.7 |
| 2004 | Bush+15.8 |
| 2000 | Bush+15.7 |
| 1996 | Clinton+5.3 |
| 1992 | Clinton+0.8 |
Amite, Mississippi is a county that has a population of 12,565. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+32.8. Akashic Edge tracks 39 presidential elections here, dating back to 1872.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.0% | 65.8% | R+32.8 | R+6.7 |
| 2020 | 36.4% | 62.5% | R+26.1 | R+3.6 |
| 2016 | 38.3% | 60.8% | R+22.6 | R+7.4 |
| 2012 | 42.1% | 57.3% | R+15.2 | R+3.5 |
| 2008 | 43.8% | 55.5% | R+11.7 | D+4.0 |
| 2004 | 41.9% | 57.6% | R+15.8 | R+0.1 |
| 2000 | 41.7% | 57.4% | R+15.7 | R+21.0 |
| 1996 | 49.4% | 44.1% | D+5.3 | D+4.5 |
| 1992 | 45.9% | 45.1% | D+0.8 | D+8.9 |
| 1988 | 45.8% | 53.9% | R+8.1 | D+6.7 |
| 1984 | 42.5% | 57.2% | R+14.8 | R+24.4 |
| 1980 | 54.1% | 44.4% | D+9.7 | D+3.3 |
| 1976 | 51.5% | 45.1% | D+6.4 | D+46.6 |
| 1972 | 28.7% | 68.9% | R+40.2 | R+62.5 |
| 1968 | 29.9% | 7.7% | D+22.2 | D+115.0 |
| 1964 | 3.6% | 96.4% | R+92.8 | R+95.2 |
| 1960 | 14.9% | 12.4% | D+2.4 | R+29.5 |
| 1956 | 46.7% | 14.9% | D+31.9 | D+13.8 |
| 1952 | 59.1% | 40.9% | D+18.1 | D+15.8 |
| 1948 | 3.4% | 1.0% | D+2.3 | — |
What defines Amite?
Amite has been trending Republican — 18pp redder over the last 4 presidential cycles. It has a working-class electorate (11% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 32.8% margin
- Shifted 17.6 points toward Republicans over the last 4 elections
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