Panola County, Mississippi: Democratic loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 32,8082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,9452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 48.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+81 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chester County, SC · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Panola CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Panola 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 | 6,061 | 8,202 | 14,422 | ||
| R | 7,403 | 8,060 | 15,627 | ||
| R | 7,431 | 7,449 | 15,064 | ||
| D | 9,079 | 7,629 | 16,826 | ||
| D | 8,690 | 7,620 | 16,416 | ||
| R | 6,615 | 6,769 | 13,440 | ||
| D | 5,880 | 5,424 | 11,389 | ||
| D | 5,408 | 3,701 | 9,652 | ||
| D | 6,066 | 4,644 | 11,460 | ||
| R | 5,222 | 5,382 | 10,665 | ||
| R | 5,465 | 5,850 | 11,375 | ||
| D | 6,179 | 4,219 | 10,728 | ||
| D | 5,517 | 3,341 | 9,067 | ||
| R | 2,091 | 5,284 | 7,483 | ||
| O | 2,743 | 1,098 | 7,974 | ||
| R | 413 | 4,002 | 4,415 | ||
| O | 841 | 643 | 2,888 | ||
| D | 1,741 | 519 | 2,631 | ||
| D | 2,047 | 1,032 | 3,079 | ||
| O | 195 | 38 | 2,170 | ||
| D | 1,931 | 90 | 2,021 | ||
| D | 1,988 | 45 | 2,034 | ||
| D | 1,481 | 3 | 1,484 | ||
| D | 1,318 | 20 | 1,341 | ||
| D | 1,569 | 142 | 1,711 | ||
| D | 1,264 | 53 | 1,348 | ||
| D | 843 | 80 | 926 | ||
| D | 1,262 | 29 | 1,291 | ||
| D | 760 | 13 | 852 | ||
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| D | 1,042 | 33 | 1,084 | ||
| D | 1,235 | 78 | 1,357 | ||
| D | 624 | 24 | 918 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.9%
Irish
5.4%
American
5.0%
German
3.1%
Italian
2.4%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.5%
African American
38.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 39.4 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
$45,945
Panola County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Panola County$45,945
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.0%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other languages0.4%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Panola County sits at the boundary of the Mississippi Delta and the North Central Hills, with a population that is roughly half Black — a demographic split that has historically kept presidential margins closer here than in surrounding counties.
The Democratic margin in Panola County reached its widest at 100 points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was fifteen points — a notable narrowing.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $45,945, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 32,808 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chester County and Burke County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Panola County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Panola County, Mississippi voted Republican by 14.8 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,422 votes cast, 6,061 went Democratic and 8,202 went Republican.
What is Panola County, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Panola County, Mississippi as a "Democratic loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 3 times.
When did Panola County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Panola County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Panola County, Mississippi?
Panola County, Mississippi has a population of 32,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Panola County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Panola County, Mississippi is $45,945 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Panola County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Panola County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.