DeSoto County, Mississippi: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 191,3012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $85,2972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 32.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Carroll County, MD · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of DeSoto CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for DeSoto County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 29,023 | 48,064 | 79,254 | ||
| R | 28,265 | 46,462 | 76,124 | ||
| R | 20,591 | 43,089 | 66,155 | ||
| R | 21,575 | 43,559 | 65,794 | ||
| R | 19,627 | 44,222 | 64,323 | ||
| R | 13,583 | 36,306 | 50,215 | ||
| R | 9,586 | 24,879 | 34,936 | ||
| R | 10,282 | 18,135 | 33,881 | ||
| R | 8,833 | 16,104 | 27,575 | ||
| R | 5,449 | 14,681 | 20,250 | ||
| R | 4,369 | 12,576 | 17,022 | ||
| R | 6,344 | 9,655 | 16,419 | ||
| D | 7,756 | 6,240 | 14,312 | ||
| R | 1,557 | 7,917 | 9,789 | ||
| O | 1,898 | 1,092 | 8,336 | ||
| R | 461 | 2,928 | 3,389 | ||
| D | 795 | 553 | 2,082 | ||
| D | 1,236 | 398 | 1,846 | ||
| D | 1,288 | 754 | 2,042 | ||
| O | 137 | 14 | 1,450 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 123 | 1,684 | ||
| D | 1,491 | 40 | 1,535 | ||
| D | 1,343 | 13 | 1,356 | ||
| D | 1,396 | 13 | 1,413 | ||
| D | 1,357 | 64 | 1,421 | ||
| D | 1,065 | 17 | 1,082 | ||
| D | 816 | 27 | 845 | ||
| D | 861 | 12 | 874 | ||
| D | 546 | 10 | 577 | ||
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| D | 734 | 51 | 790 | ||
| D | 888 | 58 | 968 | ||
| D | 478 | 18 | 614 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.6%
American
8.2%
Irish
7.7%
German
6.1%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.3%
French
1.0%
African American
26.1%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,297
DeSoto County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
DeSoto County$85,297
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
DeSoto County has transformed from a rural delta-edge community into a dense Memphis exurb, driving some of the strongest population growth in Mississippi while delivering consistent double-digit Republican margins in statewide and federal contests.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in DeSoto County peaked at ninety-eight points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $85,297 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carroll County and Warren County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did DeSoto County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, DeSoto County, Mississippi voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 79,254 votes cast, 29,023 went Democratic and 48,064 went Republican.
What is DeSoto County, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies DeSoto County, Mississippi as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did DeSoto County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which DeSoto County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in DeSoto County, Mississippi?
DeSoto County, Mississippi has a population of 191,301 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in DeSoto County, Mississippi?
Median household income in DeSoto County, Mississippi is $85,297 — above the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of DeSoto County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in DeSoto County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.