Pike County, Mississippi

2024 results by precinct

25 precincts · 15,519 votes cast

Trump · R+3

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−3.5%	7,402	7,943	15,519
2020	D	+1.0%	8,646	8,479	17,361
2016	D	+0.2%	8,043	8,009	16,360
2012	D	+8.2%	9,650	8,181	17,974
2008	D	+3.5%	9,276	8,651	18,055
2004	R	−4.7%	7,881	8,660	16,632
2000	R	−6.5%	6,544	7,464	14,166
1996	D	+7.2%	6,302	5,403	12,435
1992	D	+2.0%	6,279	6,005	13,679
1988	R	−7.8%	6,531	7,637	14,239
1984	R	−14.7%	6,137	8,254	14,411
1980	D	+0.2%	6,694	6,661	13,716
1976	D	+0.8%	5,749	5,659	11,751
1972	R	−46.4%	2,332	6,542	9,076
1968	D	+13.7%	2,848	1,460	10,154
1964	R	−84.4%	543	6,418	6,961
1960	R	−3.9%	1,258	1,467	5,357
1956	D	+12.3%	1,714	1,210	4,106
1952	R	−7.6%	2,495	2,908	5,403
1948	D	+3.9%	221	69	3,940
1944	D	+84.6%	2,972	248	3,220
1940	D	+88.1%	2,956	185	3,147
1936	D	+94.6%	3,170	86	3,261
1932	D	+90.3%	2,400	118	2,528
1928	D	+45.1%	2,431	920	3,351
1924	D	+63.0%	1,640	197	2,289
1920	D	+73.2%	1,114	153	1,312
1916	D	+92.2%	1,451	53	1,516
1912	D	+84.9%	1,068	24	1,229
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	D	+80.8%	1,244	131	1,378
1896	D	+81.9%	1,380	120	1,538
1892	D	+79.6%	744	35	891
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

9.7%

African American

43.0%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

1.1%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

5.0%

65–74

6.0%

5.6%

55–64

6.5%

5.3%

45–54

6.3%

5.3%

35–44

6.0%

5.5%

25–34

6.3%

4.9%

18–24

4.8%

9.4%

5–17

9.8%

3.3%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$43,814

Pike County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.

Pike County$43,814

Mississippi$56,447

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

27.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

46.7%

Other Christian

9.9%

Methodist

5.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

3.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pike County's 2024 presidential margin of R+3.5 reflects a dramatic rightward shift from its historically Democratic baseline, driven by a majority-Black population that has trended Republican at lower rates than surrounding rural counties.

The Democratic margin in Pike County has rarely exceeded ninety-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded eighty-four points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by three points.

Pike County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a 27% poverty rate, and a median household income of $43,814 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Copiah County and Alamosa County.

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