Akashic

county

Monroe County, MS

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

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

English15.6%10.6%9.5%

American8.8%10.0%5.3%

Irish7.4%7.4%9.4%

German5.4%5.1%12.5%

French1.0%1.7%1.6%

Scottish0.8%1.6%1.3%

Scotch-Irish0.6%1.0%—

Italian0.5%1.7%4.8%

African American†29.3%35.3%9.9%

African0.4%0.8%0.5%

Mexican1.2%1.9%11.3%

Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%

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	Monroe County	Mississippi	United States
Median age	41.7	38.6	39.1
Age 18–24	7.9%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Monroe County	Mississippi	United States
Median household income	$51,866	$56,447	$84,427
Poverty rate	18.0%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	16.4%	25.3%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Monroe County	Mississippi	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	1.9%	4.3%	22.3%
Spanish	1.2%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Monroe County	Mississippi	United States
Catholic	0.9%	3.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	38.1%	39.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	47.0%	40.7%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	9.2%	6.6%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 61.7% of 26,024 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic31.7%5,090TrumpRepublican67.6%10,861KennedyIndependent0.4%57

R+35.9

Lead: 5,771
Total: 16,069
vs nation: R+34.4
Turnout: 61.7%

BidenDemocratic34.0%5,874TrumpRepublican64.8%11,177JorgensenLibertarian0.5%93

R+30.7

Lead: 5,303
Total: 17,259
vs nation: R+35.2
Turnout: 63.6%

ClintonDemocratic34.8%5,524TrumpRepublican64.0%10,167JohnsonLibertarian0.7%110

R+29.2

Lead: 4,643
Total: 15,884
vs nation: R+31.3
Turnout: 57.7%

ObamaDemocratic41.7%7,056RomneyRepublican57.5%9,723JohnsonLibertarian0.7%124

R+15.8

Lead: 2,667
Total: 16,918
vs nation: R+19.6
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic41.0%7,169McCainRepublican58.2%10,184OtherAll other candidates0.8%143

R+17.2

Lead: 3,015
Total: 17,496
vs nation: R+24.5
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic39.9%6,237BushRepublican59.5%9,308OtherAll other candidates0.6%87

R+19.6

Lead: 3,071
Total: 15,632
vs nation: R+17.2
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic43.3%5,783BushRepublican55.4%7,397NaderGreen0.8%113

R+12.1

Lead: 1,614
Total: 13,360
vs nation: R+12.6
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic45.8%5,184DoleRepublican46.0%5,206PerotReform7.9%889

R+0.2

Lead: 22
Total: 11,324
vs nation: R+8.7
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+35.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 33,7472024 5-year
Median household income: $51,8662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 66.3%2024 5-year
Black: 29.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+96.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Jenkins County, GA · twin score 91.8

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 61.7%16,069 participants ÷ 26,024 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +32.3 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +4.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 29.4%–38.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	15,884	27,522	57.7%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	11,880	27,521	43.2%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	17,463	27,469	63.6%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	8,229	26,313	31.3%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	16,069	26,024	61.7%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

52 precincts · 16,069 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Monroe County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -2 Amory Second2 Amory Second	390	1,189	18	1,597	24.4%	74.5%	R+50.0
Precinct -1 Hatley1 Hatley	105	1,476	9	1,590	6.6%	92.8%	R+86.2
Precinct -3 Hamilton3 Hamilton	223	1,088	10	1,321	16.9%	82.4%	R+65.5
Precinct -4 North Aberdeen4 North Aberdeen	644	452	9	1,105	58.3%	40.9%	D+17.4
Precinct -2 Becker2 Becker	80	900	4	984	8.1%	91.5%	R+83.3
Precinct -1 Smithville1 Smithville	95	820	4	919	10.3%	89.2%	R+78.9
Precinct -4 South Aberdeen4 South Aberdeen	690	211	9	910	75.8%	23.2%	D+52.6
Precinct -5 Wren5 Wren	189	688	6	883	21.4%	77.9%	R+56.5
Precinct -3 Lackey3 Lackey	101	652	4	757	13.3%	86.1%	R+72.8
Precinct -5 Nettleton5 Nettleton	308	404	4	716	43.0%	56.4%	R+13.4
Precinct -5 Willis5 Willis	483	166	6	655	73.7%	25.3%	D+48.4
Precinct -1 Amory First1 Amory First	70	560	3	633	11.1%	88.5%	R+77.4
Precinct -4 Prairie4 Prairie	418	62	4	484	86.4%	12.8%	D+73.6
Precinct -3 Athens3 Athens	71	374	0	445	16.0%	84.0%	R+68.1
Precinct -5 Amory Fifth5 Amory Fifth	386	16	3	405	95.3%	4.0%	D+91.4
Precinct -4 Gibson4 Gibson	281	87	5	373	75.3%	23.3%	D+52.0
Precinct -1 Boyds1 Boyds	21	341	4	366	5.7%	93.2%	R+87.4
Precinct -3 Aberdeen Third3 Aberdeen Third	175	123	3	301	58.1%	40.9%	D+17.3
Precinct -5 Central Grove5 Central Grove	178	113	6	297	59.9%	38.0%	D+21.9
Precinct -3 Bartahatchie3 Bartahatchie	15	243	0	258	5.8%	94.2%	R+88.4
Precinct -2 Sipsey2 Sipsey	12	239	2	253	4.7%	94.5%	R+89.7
Precinct -1 Bigbee1 Bigbee	7	174	0	181	3.9%	96.1%	R+92.3
Precinct -2 Parham2 Parham	26	147	2	175	14.9%	84.0%	R+69.1
Precinct -4 Darracott4 Darracott	34	114	0	148	23.0%	77.0%	R+54.1
Precinct -5 Aberdeen Fifth5 Aberdeen Fifth	76	37	0	113	67.3%	32.7%	D+34.5
Precinct -3 Greenwood Springs3 Greenwood Springs	8	92	2	102	7.8%	90.2%	R+82.4
Precinct -2 Williams2 Williams	4	93	1	98	4.1%	94.9%	R+90.8
Aberdeen 3 Voting District28_28095306	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Amory 1 Voting District28_28095107	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Amory 2 Voting District28_28095205	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Amory 5 Voting District28_28095506	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Athens Voting District28_28095307	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bartahatchie Voting District28_28095302	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Becker Voting District28_28095204	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bigbee 1 Voting District28_28095108	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Boyds Voting District28_28095109	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Central Grove Voting District28_28095502	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Darracott Voting District28_28095402	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Gibson Voting District28_28095406	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Greenwood Springs Voting District28_28095202	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hamilton Voting District28_28095304	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hatley Voting District28_28095105	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lackey Voting District28_28095305	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Nettleton Voting District28_28095503	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
North Aberdeen 4 Voting District28_28095407	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Parham Voting District28_28095104	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Prairie Voting District28_28095405	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Smithville Voting District28_28095102	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
South Aberdeen 4 Voting District28_28095401	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Williams Voting District28_28095103	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Willis Voting District28_28095501	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wren Voting District28_28095505	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+83.5%
1896	+91.3%
1900	+89.2%
1904	+82.0%
1908	+92.2%
1912	+94.0%
1916	+89.9%
1920	+85.6%
1924	+88.9%
1928	+77.9%
1932	+95.3%
1936	+96.5%
1940	+94.3%
1944	+90.3%
1948	+19.3%
1952	+42.5%
1956	+63.3%
1960	+10.3%
1964	−70.2%
1968	+3.2%
1972	−69.3%
1976	+12.1%
1980	+18.0%
1984	−24.9%
1988	−15.9%
1992	−8.7%
1996	−0.2%
2000	−12.1%
2004	−19.6%
2008	−17.2%
2012	−15.8%
2016	−29.2%
2020	−30.7%
2024	−35.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	31.7%Harris5,090	67.6%Trump10,861	0.4%Kennedy57 +6	R+35.9	R+5.2	R+34.4	16,069
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican67.6%10,861 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.7%5,090 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%57 Chase OliverLibertarian0.1%16 Jill SteinIndependent0.1%15 Randall TerryIndependent0.1%11 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%8 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%8 Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3
2020	R	34.0%Biden5,874	64.8%Trump11,177	0.5%Jorgensen93	R+30.7	R+1.5	R+35.2	17,259
2016	R	34.8%Clinton5,524	64.0%Trump10,167	0.7%Johnson110	R+29.2	R+13.5	R+31.3	15,884
2012	R	41.7%Obama7,056	57.5%Romney9,723	0.7%Johnson124	R+15.8	D+1.5	R+19.6	16,918
2008	R	41.0%Obama7,169	58.2%McCain10,184	0.8%	R+17.2	D+2.4	R+24.5	17,496
2004	R	39.9%Kerry6,237	59.5%Bush9,308	0.6%	R+19.6	R+7.6	R+17.2	15,632
2000	R	43.3%Gore5,783	55.4%Bush7,397	0.8%Nader113	R+12.1	R+11.9	R+12.6	13,360
1996	R	45.8%Clinton5,184	46.0%Dole5,206	7.9%Perot889	R+0.2	D+8.5	R+8.7	11,324
1992	R	40.4%Clinton4,933	49.0%Bush5,994	10.3%Perot1,255	R+8.7	D+7.2	R+14.2	12,224
1988	R	41.8%Dukakis4,669	57.7%Bush6,447	0.5%	R+15.9	D+9.0	R+8.2	11,173
1984	R	37.4%Mondale4,437	62.3%Reagan7,387	0.3%	R+24.9	R+42.9	R+6.7	11,860
1980	D	57.2%Carter6,998	39.2%Reagan4,793	3.7%	D+18.0	D+5.9	D+27.8	12,239
1976	D	54.3%Carter6,097	42.2%Ford4,737	3.6%	D+12.1	D+81.4	D+10.0	11,234
1972	R	14.8%McGovern1,279	84.1%Nixon7,273	1.1%	R+69.3	R+72.5	R+46.2	8,648
1968	O	14.3%Humphrey1,506	11.1%Nixon1,167	74.6%	Wallace +60.3	D+73.4	D+3.9	10,529
1964	R	14.9%Johnson985	85.1%Goldwater5,627	0.0%	R+70.2	R+80.5	R+92.8	6,612
1960	D	39.1%Kennedy1,901	28.8%Nixon1,400	32.1%	D+10.3	R+52.9	D+10.1	4,860
1956	D	78.5%Stevenson3,630	15.2%Eisenhower705	6.3%	D+63.3	D+20.8	D+78.7	4,624
1952	D	71.3%Stevenson3,512	28.7%Eisenhower1,417	0.0%	D+42.5	D+23.2	D+53.3	4,929
1948	O	21.1%Truman624	1.8%Dewey54	77.1%	Thurmond +56.0	R+71.0	D+14.8	2,959
1944	D	95.1%Roosevelt3,104	4.9%Dewey159	0.0%	D+90.3	R+4.1	D+82.8	3,263
1940	D	97.1%Roosevelt3,263	2.8%Willkie94	0.1%	D+94.3	R+2.2	D+84.4	3,360
1936	D	98.2%Roosevelt3,199	1.7%Landon55	0.1%	D+96.5	D+1.3	D+72.3	3,257
1932	D	97.6%Roosevelt3,448	2.3%Hoover82	0.1%	D+95.3	D+17.3	D+77.5	3,533
1928	D	89.0%Smith3,033	11.0%Hoover376	0.0%	D+77.9	R+11.0	D+95.4	3,409
1924	D	93.8%Davis2,326	4.9%Coolidge121	1.3%	D+88.9	D+3.3	D+114.1	2,479
1920	D	92.5%Cox1,881	6.8%Harding139	0.7%	D+85.6	R+4.3	D+111.8	2,034
1916	D	94.6%Wilson1,684	4.6%Hughes82	0.8%	D+89.9	R+4.1	D+86.8	1,781
1912	D	95.8%Wilson1,377	1.7%Taft25	2.5%	D+94.0	D+1.8	D+74.5	1,438
1908	D	95.2%Bryan1,529	3.0%Taft48	1.8%	D+92.2	D+10.2	D+101.8	1,606
1904	D	88.9%Parker617	6.9%Roosevelt48	4.2%	D+82.0	R+7.2	D+101.7	694
1900	D	93.8%Bryan1,272	4.6%McKinley62	1.6%	D+89.2	R+2.0	D+96.8	1,356
1896	D	95.5%Bryan1,608	4.2%McKinley71	0.3%	D+91.3	D+7.8	D+97.3	1,684
1892	D	85.4%Cleveland1,073	1.9%Harrison24	12.7%	D+83.5	—	D+81.8	1,257
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 4 Senate special · 9 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	30.6%4,884	69.4%11,059	15,943
2020	R	29.9%4,970	70.1%11,646	16,616
2018	R	32.9%3,865	67.1%7,894	11,759

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	31.5%5,025	68.5%10,920	15,945
2020Class II	R	37.3%Mike Espy6,441	60.9%Cindy Hyde-Smith10,516	17,271
2018Class I	R	32.5%David Baria3,802	66.2%Roger Wicker7,739	11,695
2014Class II	R	40.5%Travis Childers3,150	58.5%Thad Cochran4,552	7,776
2012Class I	R	38.1%Albert N. Gore6,325	60.3%Roger Wicker10,020	16,604
2008Class II	R	38.2%Erik R. Fleming6,469	61.8%Thad Cochran10,478	16,947
2006Class I	R	35.7%Erik R. Fleming2,567	63.2%Trent Lott4,548	7,197
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	82.3%Thad Cochran5,204	6,324
2000Class I	R	33.9%Troy Brown4,689	64.4%Trent Lott8,905	13,837
1996Class II	R	30.8%James W. Hunt3,682	67.8%Thad Cochran8,102	11,957
1994Class I	R	31.0%Ken Harper2,308	69.0%Trent Lott5,127	7,435
1990Class II	R	0.0%None0	100.0%Thad Cochran1,824	1,824
1988Class I	D	59.5%Wayne Dowdy7,138	40.5%Trent Lott4,864	12,002
1984Class II	R	42.4%William D. Winter5,288	57.6%Thad Cochran7,181	12,469
1982Class I	D	84.9%John C. Stennis6,568	15.1%Haley Barbour1,170	7,738
1978Class II	D	45.8%Maurice Dantin4,433	37.5%Thad Cochran3,634	9,685
1976Class I	D	100.0%John C. Stennis8,398	0.0%None0	8,398
1972Class II	D	64.0%James Eastland5,945	34.7%Gil Carmichael3,224	9,288
1970Class I	D	95.2%John C. Stennis3,979	0.0%None0	4,180
1966Class II	D	79.8%James Eastland4,140	17.0%Prentiss Walker883	5,190
1964Class I	—	0.0%John C. Stennis0	0.0%None0	5,974
1960Class II	D	93.7%James Eastland4,060	6.3%Joe A. Moore271	4,331
1958Class I	D	100.0%John C. Stennis1,360	0.0%None0	1,360
1954Class II	D	96.8%James Eastland1,510	3.2%James A White50	1,560
1952Class I	D	100.0%John C. Stennis4,141	0.0%None0	4,141
1948Class II	D	100.0%James Eastland2,448	0.0%None0	2,448
1946Class I	D	100.0%Theodore Bilbo842	0.0%None0	842
1942Class II	—	0.0%James Eastland0	0.0%None0	848
1940Class I	—	0.0%Theodore Bilbo0	0.0%None0	3,014
1936Class II	D	100.0%Pat Harrison2,996	0.0%None0	2,996
1934Class I	D	100.0%Theodore Bilbo749	0.0%None0	749
1930Class II	D	100.0%Pat Harrison794	0.0%None0	794
1928Class I	D	100.0%Hubert Stephens2,869	0.0%None0	2,869
1924Class II	D	100.0%Pat Harrison2,320	0.0%None0	2,320
1922Class I	D	95.8%Hubert Stephens2,099	1.0%John Cook23	2,192
1918Class II	D	89.1%Pat Harrison675	0.0%None0	758
1916Class I	D	100.0%John S. Williams1,613	0.0%None0	1,613

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2018Special · Class II	R	40.0%Mike Espy4,742	60.0%Cindy Hyde-Smith7,127	11,869
2008Special · Class I	R	42.3%Ronnie Musgrove7,148	57.7%Roger Wicker9,752	16,900
1947Special · Class I	—	0.0%John C. Stennis0	0.0%L.R. Collins0	3,045
1941Special · Class II	D	37.1%Wall Doxey818	0.0%None0	2,202

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2015	R	27.5%Robert Gray2,951	71.6%Phil Bryant7,682	10,734
2011	R	36.9%Johnny DuPree4,517	63.1%Phil Bryant7,721	12,238
2007	R	46.5%John Arthur Eaves Jr.5,121	53.5%Haley Barbour5,884	11,005
2003	D	51.1%Ronnie Musgrove6,680	47.3%Haley Barbour6,181	13,063
1995	R	46.8%Dick Molpus4,594	53.2%Kirk Fordice5,221	9,815
1991	D	51.3%Ray Mabus3,962	47.5%Kirk Fordice3,665	7,722
1987	D	50.4%Ray Mabus3,874	49.6%Jack Reed3,819	7,693
1983	D	55.3%William Allain4,696	39.0%Leon Bramlett3,307	8,485
1979	D	58.1%William F. Winter5,111	41.9%Gil Carmichael3,681	8,792

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Monroe County, MS
Year	Total registered
2016	25,546
2018	25,607
2020	25,561
2022	25,424
2024	25,296

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−44 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −1,774 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $43,809 in average income, against $57,919 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+33.7 on average — 2.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Monroe County, MS itself (R+35.9).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Lee County, MS153R+38.8
Lowndes County, MS71R+8.2
Itawamba County, MS60R+80.0
Clay County, MS30D+10.4
Chickasaw County, MS26R+13.7
Pontotoc County, MS23R+67.7

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Lee County, MS164
Lowndes County, MS65
Itawamba County, MS62
Chickasaw County, MS32
Clay County, MS25

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Monroe County, MS in Monroe County, MS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−300
2012	−216
2013	−270
2014	−108
2015	−213
2016	+129
2017	0
2018	−267
2019	−265
2021	−83
2022	−177
2023	+155
2024	−115
2025	−44

Monroe County has delivered lopsided Republican margins for over a decade while its population quietly contracts, a pattern common across rural northeast Mississippi where manufacturing losses have reshaped both the workforce and the voter rolls.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 70.2 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.9 points.

A population of 33,747, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,866 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jenkins County and De Soto Parish.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Jenkins County

Georgia

91.8twin score

% Black% Evangelical% Catholic

De Soto Parish

Louisiana

91.4twin score

% Black% Evangelicalmedian income≠ English ancestry

Talladega County

Alabama

91.0twin score

% Black% Catholic% Evangelical

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Monroe County, Mississippi vote in 2024?

In 2024, Monroe County, Mississippi voted Republican by 35.9 points (R+35.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,069 votes cast, 5,090 went Democratic and 10,861 went Republican.

When did Monroe County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Monroe County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.

How many people live in Monroe County, Mississippi?

Monroe County, Mississippi has a population of 33,747 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Monroe County, Mississippi?

Median household income in Monroe County, Mississippi is $51,866 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Monroe County, Mississippi?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.

Measure

Monroe County

Mississippi

United States

Median age

41.7

38.6

39.1

Age 18–24

7.9%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.4%

17.3%

17.2%

Measure

Monroe County

Mississippi

United States

Median household income

$51,866

$56,447

$84,427

Poverty rate

18.0%

19.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

16.4%

25.3%

35.6%

Measure

Monroe County

Mississippi

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

1.9%

4.3%

22.3%

Spanish

1.2%

2.7%

13.6%

Measure

Monroe County

Mississippi

United States

Catholic

0.9%

3.4%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

38.1%

39.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

47.0%

40.7%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

9.2%

6.6%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+35.9MIT Election Lab

Population

33,7472024 5-year

Median household income

$51,8662024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

66.3%2024 5-year

Black

29.7%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

1.6%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+96.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+70.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Jenkins County, GA · twin score 91.8

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

15,884

27,522

57.7%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

11,880

27,521

43.2%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

17,463

27,469

63.6%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

8,229

26,313

31.3%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

16,069

26,024

61.7%

A/A

Monroe County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -2 Amory Second2 Amory Second

390

1,189

1,597

24.4%

74.5%

R+50.0

Precinct -1 Hatley1 Hatley

105

1,476

1,590

6.6%

92.8%

R+86.2

Precinct -3 Hamilton3 Hamilton

223

1,088

1,321

16.9%

82.4%

R+65.5

Precinct -4 North Aberdeen4 North Aberdeen

644

452

1,105

58.3%

40.9%

D+17.4

Precinct -2 Becker2 Becker

900

984

8.1%

91.5%

R+83.3

Precinct -1 Smithville1 Smithville

820

919

10.3%

89.2%

R+78.9

Precinct -4 South Aberdeen4 South Aberdeen

690

211

910

75.8%

23.2%

D+52.6

Precinct -5 Wren5 Wren

189

688

883

21.4%

77.9%

R+56.5

Precinct -3 Lackey3 Lackey

101

652

757

13.3%

86.1%

R+72.8

Precinct -5 Nettleton5 Nettleton

308

404

716

43.0%

56.4%

R+13.4

Precinct -5 Willis5 Willis

483

166

655

73.7%

25.3%

D+48.4

Precinct -1 Amory First1 Amory First

560

633

11.1%

88.5%

R+77.4

Precinct -4 Prairie4 Prairie

418

484

86.4%

12.8%

D+73.6

Precinct -3 Athens3 Athens

374

445

16.0%

84.0%

R+68.1

Precinct -5 Amory Fifth5 Amory Fifth

386

405

95.3%

4.0%

D+91.4

Precinct -4 Gibson4 Gibson

281

373

75.3%

23.3%

D+52.0

Precinct -1 Boyds1 Boyds

341

366

5.7%

93.2%

R+87.4

Precinct -3 Aberdeen Third3 Aberdeen Third

175

123

301

58.1%

40.9%

D+17.3

Precinct -5 Central Grove5 Central Grove

178

113

297

59.9%

38.0%

D+21.9

Precinct -3 Bartahatchie3 Bartahatchie

243

258

5.8%

94.2%

R+88.4

Precinct -2 Sipsey2 Sipsey

239

253

4.7%

94.5%

R+89.7

Precinct -1 Bigbee1 Bigbee

174

181

3.9%

96.1%

R+92.3

Precinct -2 Parham2 Parham

147

175

14.9%

84.0%

R+69.1

Precinct -4 Darracott4 Darracott

114

148

23.0%

77.0%

R+54.1

Precinct -5 Aberdeen Fifth5 Aberdeen Fifth

113

67.3%

32.7%

D+34.5

Precinct -3 Greenwood Springs3 Greenwood Springs

102

7.8%

90.2%

R+82.4

Precinct -2 Williams2 Williams

4.1%

94.9%

R+90.8

Aberdeen 3 Voting District28_28095306

—

No votes

Amory 1 Voting District28_28095107

—

No votes

Amory 2 Voting District28_28095205

—

No votes

Amory 5 Voting District28_28095506

—

No votes

Athens Voting District28_28095307

—

No votes

Bartahatchie Voting District28_28095302

—

No votes

Becker Voting District28_28095204

—

No votes

Bigbee 1 Voting District28_28095108

—

No votes

Boyds Voting District28_28095109

—

No votes

Central Grove Voting District28_28095502

—

No votes

Darracott Voting District28_28095402

—

No votes

Gibson Voting District28_28095406

—

No votes

Greenwood Springs Voting District28_28095202

—

No votes

Hamilton Voting District28_28095304

—

No votes

Hatley Voting District28_28095105

—

No votes

Lackey Voting District28_28095305

—

No votes

Nettleton Voting District28_28095503

—

No votes

North Aberdeen 4 Voting District28_28095407

—

No votes

Parham Voting District28_28095104

—

No votes

Prairie Voting District28_28095405

—

No votes

Smithville Voting District28_28095102

—

No votes

South Aberdeen 4 Voting District28_28095401

—

No votes

Williams Voting District28_28095103

—

No votes

Willis Voting District28_28095501

—

No votes

Wren Voting District28_28095505

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+83.5%
1896	+91.3%
1900	+89.2%
1904	+82.0%
1908	+92.2%
1912	+94.0%
1916	+89.9%
1920	+85.6%
1924	+88.9%
1928	+77.9%
1932	+95.3%
1936	+96.5%
1940	+94.3%
1944	+90.3%
1948	+19.3%
1952	+42.5%
1956	+63.3%
1960	+10.3%
1964	−70.2%
1968	+3.2%
1972	−69.3%
1976	+12.1%
1980	+18.0%
1984	−24.9%
1988	−15.9%
1992	−8.7%
1996	−0.2%
2000	−12.1%
2004	−19.6%
2008	−17.2%
2012	−15.8%
2016	−29.2%
2020	−30.7%
2024	−35.9%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

31.7%Harris5,090

67.6%Trump10,861

0.4%Kennedy57 +6

R+35.9

R+5.2

R+34.4

16,069

All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican67.6%10,861
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.7%5,090
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%57
Chase OliverLibertarian0.1%16
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%15
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%11
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%8
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%8
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%3

2020

34.0%Biden5,874

64.8%Trump11,177

0.5%Jorgensen93

R+30.7

R+1.5

R+35.2

17,259

2016

34.8%Clinton5,524

64.0%Trump10,167

0.7%Johnson110

R+29.2

R+13.5

R+31.3

15,884

2012

41.7%Obama7,056

57.5%Romney9,723

0.7%Johnson124

R+15.8

D+1.5

R+19.6

16,918

2008

41.0%Obama7,169

58.2%McCain10,184

0.8%

R+17.2

D+2.4

R+24.5

17,496

2004

39.9%Kerry6,237

59.5%Bush9,308

0.6%

R+19.6

R+7.6

R+17.2

15,632

2000

43.3%Gore5,783

55.4%Bush7,397

0.8%Nader113

R+12.1

R+11.9

R+12.6

13,360

1996

45.8%Clinton5,184

46.0%Dole5,206

7.9%Perot889

R+0.2

D+8.5

R+8.7

11,324

1992

40.4%Clinton4,933

49.0%Bush5,994

10.3%Perot1,255

R+8.7

D+7.2

R+14.2

12,224

1988

41.8%Dukakis4,669

57.7%Bush6,447

0.5%

R+15.9

D+9.0

R+8.2

11,173

1984

37.4%Mondale4,437

62.3%Reagan7,387

0.3%

R+24.9

R+42.9

R+6.7

11,860

1980

57.2%Carter6,998

39.2%Reagan4,793

3.7%

D+18.0

D+5.9

D+27.8

12,239

1976

54.3%Carter6,097

42.2%Ford4,737

3.6%

D+12.1

D+81.4

D+10.0

11,234

1972

14.8%McGovern1,279

84.1%Nixon7,273

1.1%

R+69.3

R+72.5

R+46.2

8,648

1968

14.3%Humphrey1,506

11.1%Nixon1,167

74.6%

Wallace +60.3

D+73.4

D+3.9

10,529

1964

14.9%Johnson985

85.1%Goldwater5,627

0.0%

R+70.2

R+80.5

R+92.8

6,612

1960

39.1%Kennedy1,901

28.8%Nixon1,400

32.1%

D+10.3

R+52.9

D+10.1

4,860

1956

78.5%Stevenson3,630

15.2%Eisenhower705

6.3%

D+63.3

D+20.8

D+78.7

4,624

1952

71.3%Stevenson3,512

28.7%Eisenhower1,417

0.0%

D+42.5

D+23.2

D+53.3

4,929

1948

21.1%Truman624

1.8%Dewey54

77.1%

Thurmond +56.0

R+71.0

D+14.8

2,959

1944

95.1%Roosevelt3,104

4.9%Dewey159

0.0%

D+90.3

R+4.1

D+82.8

3,263

1940

97.1%Roosevelt3,263

2.8%Willkie94

0.1%

D+94.3

R+2.2

D+84.4

3,360

1936

98.2%Roosevelt3,199

1.7%Landon55

0.1%

D+96.5

D+1.3

D+72.3

3,257

1932

97.6%Roosevelt3,448

2.3%Hoover82

0.1%

D+95.3

D+17.3

D+77.5

3,533

1928

89.0%Smith3,033

11.0%Hoover376

0.0%

D+77.9

R+11.0

D+95.4

3,409

1924

93.8%Davis2,326

4.9%Coolidge121

1.3%

D+88.9

D+3.3

D+114.1

2,479

1920

92.5%Cox1,881

6.8%Harding139

0.7%

D+85.6

R+4.3

D+111.8

2,034

1916

94.6%Wilson1,684

4.6%Hughes82

0.8%

D+89.9

R+4.1

D+86.8

1,781

1912

95.8%Wilson1,377

1.7%Taft25

2.5%

D+94.0

D+1.8

D+74.5

1,438

1908

95.2%Bryan1,529

3.0%Taft48

1.8%

D+92.2

D+10.2

D+101.8

1,606

1904

88.9%Parker617

6.9%Roosevelt48

4.2%

D+82.0

R+7.2

D+101.7

694

1900

93.8%Bryan1,272

4.6%McKinley62

1.6%

D+89.2

R+2.0

D+96.8

1,356

1896

95.5%Bryan1,608

4.2%McKinley71

0.3%

D+91.3

D+7.8

D+97.3

1,684

1892

85.4%Cleveland1,073

1.9%Harrison24

12.7%

D+83.5

—

D+81.8

1,257

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

30.6%4,884

69.4%11,059

15,943

2020

29.9%4,970

70.1%11,646

16,616

2018

32.9%3,865

67.1%7,894

11,759

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

31.5%5,025

68.5%10,920

15,945

2020Class II

37.3%Mike Espy6,441

60.9%Cindy Hyde-Smith10,516

17,271

2018Class I

32.5%David Baria3,802

66.2%Roger Wicker7,739

11,695

2014Class II

40.5%Travis Childers3,150

58.5%Thad Cochran4,552

7,776

2012Class I

38.1%Albert N. Gore6,325

60.3%Roger Wicker10,020

16,604

2008Class II

38.2%Erik R. Fleming6,469

61.8%Thad Cochran10,478

16,947

2006Class I

35.7%Erik R. Fleming2,567

63.2%Trent Lott4,548

7,197

2002Class II

0.0%None0

82.3%Thad Cochran5,204

6,324

2000Class I

33.9%Troy Brown4,689

64.4%Trent Lott8,905

13,837

1996Class II

30.8%James W. Hunt3,682

67.8%Thad Cochran8,102

11,957

1994Class I

31.0%Ken Harper2,308

69.0%Trent Lott5,127

7,435

1990Class II

0.0%None0

100.0%Thad Cochran1,824

1,824

1988Class I

59.5%Wayne Dowdy7,138

40.5%Trent Lott4,864

12,002

1984Class II

42.4%William D. Winter5,288

57.6%Thad Cochran7,181

12,469

1982Class I

84.9%John C. Stennis6,568

15.1%Haley Barbour1,170

7,738

1978Class II

45.8%Maurice Dantin4,433

37.5%Thad Cochran3,634

9,685

1976Class I

100.0%John C. Stennis8,398

0.0%None0

8,398

1972Class II

64.0%James Eastland5,945

34.7%Gil Carmichael3,224

9,288

1970Class I

95.2%John C. Stennis3,979

0.0%None0

4,180

1966Class II

79.8%James Eastland4,140

17.0%Prentiss Walker883

5,190

1964Class I

—

0.0%John C. Stennis0

0.0%None0

5,974

1960Class II

93.7%James Eastland4,060

6.3%Joe A. Moore271

4,331

1958Class I

100.0%John C. Stennis1,360

0.0%None0

1,360

1954Class II

96.8%James Eastland1,510

3.2%James A White50

1,560

1952Class I

100.0%John C. Stennis4,141

0.0%None0

4,141

1948Class II

100.0%James Eastland2,448

0.0%None0

2,448

1946Class I

100.0%Theodore Bilbo842

0.0%None0

842

1942Class II

—

0.0%James Eastland0

0.0%None0

848

1940Class I

—

0.0%Theodore Bilbo0

0.0%None0

3,014

1936Class II

100.0%Pat Harrison2,996

0.0%None0

2,996

1934Class I

100.0%Theodore Bilbo749

0.0%None0

749

1930Class II

100.0%Pat Harrison794

0.0%None0

794

1928Class I

100.0%Hubert Stephens2,869

0.0%None0

2,869

1924Class II

100.0%Pat Harrison2,320

0.0%None0

2,320

1922Class I

95.8%Hubert Stephens2,099

1.0%John Cook23

2,192

1918Class II

89.1%Pat Harrison675

0.0%None0

758

1916Class I

100.0%John S. Williams1,613

0.0%None0

1,613

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2018Special · Class II

40.0%Mike Espy4,742

60.0%Cindy Hyde-Smith7,127

11,869

2008Special · Class I

42.3%Ronnie Musgrove7,148

57.7%Roger Wicker9,752

16,900

1947Special · Class I

—

0.0%John C. Stennis0

0.0%L.R. Collins0

3,045

1941Special · Class II

37.1%Wall Doxey818

0.0%None0

2,202

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2015

27.5%Robert Gray2,951

71.6%Phil Bryant7,682

10,734

2011

36.9%Johnny DuPree4,517

63.1%Phil Bryant7,721

12,238

2007

46.5%John Arthur Eaves Jr.5,121

53.5%Haley Barbour5,884

11,005

2003

51.1%Ronnie Musgrove6,680

47.3%Haley Barbour6,181

13,063

1995

46.8%Dick Molpus4,594

53.2%Kirk Fordice5,221

9,815

1991

51.3%Ray Mabus3,962

47.5%Kirk Fordice3,665

7,722

1987

50.4%Ray Mabus3,874

49.6%Jack Reed3,819

7,693

1983

55.3%William Allain4,696

39.0%Leon Bramlett3,307

8,485

1979

58.1%William F. Winter5,111

41.9%Gil Carmichael3,681

8,792

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Monroe County, MS
Year	Total registered
2016	25,546
2018	25,607
2020	25,561
2022	25,424
2024	25,296

How did Monroe County, Mississippi vote in 2024?

In 2024, Monroe County, Mississippi voted Republican by 35.9 points (R+35.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,069 votes cast, 5,090 went Democratic and 10,861 went Republican.

When did Monroe County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Monroe County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.

How many people live in Monroe County, Mississippi?

Monroe County, Mississippi has a population of 33,747 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Monroe County, Mississippi?

Median household income in Monroe County, Mississippi is $51,866 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Monroe County, Mississippi?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Monroe County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.