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Wilkinson 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

African American†58.8%35.3%9.9%

African8.4%0.8%0.5%

English5.6%10.6%9.5%

American4.2%10.0%5.3%

German4.0%5.1%12.5%

Irish3.3%7.4%9.4%

Scotch-Irish1.8%1.0%—

French1.5%1.7%1.6%

Italian1.3%1.7%4.8%

Scottish0.7%1.6%1.3%

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	Wilkinson County	Mississippi	United States
Median age	40.9	38.6	39.1
Age 18–24	7.8%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.8%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Wilkinson County	Mississippi	United States
Median household income	$35,311	$56,447	$84,427
Poverty rate	27.4%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	8.8%	25.3%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Wilkinson County	Mississippi	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	0.8%	4.3%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	Wilkinson County	Mississippi	United States
Catholic	1.1%	3.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	38.5%	39.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	47.0%	40.7%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	6.2%	6.6%	5.2%
Black Protestant	5.1%	8.6%	2.2%

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 45.0% of 6,513 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic62.0%1,817TrumpRepublican36.7%1,075KennedyIndependent0.7%20

D+25.3

Lead: 742
Total: 2,931
vs nation: D+26.8
Turnout: 45.0%

BidenDemocratic66.6%2,749TrumpRepublican32.1%1,324JorgensenLibertarian0.3%12

D+34.5

Lead: 1,425
Total: 4,127
vs nation: D+30.1
Turnout: 61.1%

ClintonDemocratic67.7%2,857TrumpRepublican31.2%1,318CastleConstitution0.5%19

D+36.5

Lead: 1,539
Total: 4,218
vs nation: D+34.4
Turnout: 58.6%

ObamaDemocratic70.3%3,412RomneyRepublican29.2%1,415OtherAll other candidates0.5%26

D+41.1

Lead: 1,997
Total: 4,853
vs nation: D+37.3
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic68.8%3,534McCainRepublican30.4%1,560OtherAll other candidates0.9%45

D+38.4

Lead: 1,974
Total: 5,139
vs nation: D+31.1
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic63.7%2,794BushRepublican35.6%1,563OtherAll other candidates0.6%28

D+28.1

Lead: 1,231
Total: 4,385
vs nation: D+30.5
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic62.2%2,551BushRepublican34.7%1,423NaderGreen0.8%32

D+27.5

Lead: 1,128
Total: 4,098
vs nation: D+27.0
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic68.4%2,807DoleRepublican24.8%1,016PerotReform5.5%226

D+43.7

Lead: 1,791
Total: 4,102
vs nation: D+35.1
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 8,1622024 5-year
Median household income: $35,3112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 28.1%2024 5-year
Black: 67.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 0.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+98.9 in 1908MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+86.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Macon County, GA · twin score 98.9

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: 45.0%2,931 participants ÷ 6,513 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +25.6 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: -2.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 19.4%–23.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	4,218	7,204	58.6%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	2,832	7,059	40.1%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	4,201	6,875	61.1%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	2,395	6,751	35.5%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	2,931	6,513	45.0%	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

18 precincts · 2,931 votes

Election

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

Wilkinson County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Centreville 3rd 3010Centreville 3rd 3010	353	288	10	651	54.2%	44.2%	D+10.0
Precinct -Woodville 4th 4010Woodville 4th 4010	490	114	11	615	79.7%	18.5%	D+61.1
Precinct -Centreville 1st 1020Centreville 1st 1020	328	71	8	407	80.6%	17.4%	D+63.1
Precinct -Woodville 5th 5010Woodville 5th 5010	182	194	3	379	48.0%	51.2%	R+3.2
Precinct -Longmire 5020Longmire 5020	122	197	1	320	38.1%	61.6%	R+23.4
Precinct -Woodville 1010Woodville 1010	170	100	2	272	62.5%	36.8%	D+25.7
Precinct -Fort Adams 2020Fort Adams 2020	97	50	2	149	65.1%	33.6%	D+31.5
Precinct -Cold Springs 4020Cold Springs 4020	75	60	2	137	54.7%	43.8%	D+10.9
Precinct -Woodville 2nd 2010Woodville 2nd 2010	0	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	R+100.0
Centreville First District Precinct28_28157102	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Centreville Third District Precinct28_28157301	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Cold Springs Precinct28_28157402	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Fort Adams Precinct28_28157202	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Longmire Precinct28_28157502	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Woodville Fifth District Precinct28_28157501	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Woodville First District Precinct28_28157101	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Woodville Fourth District Precinct28_28157401	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Woodville Second District Precinct28_28157201	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	+91.3%
1896	+87.5%
1900	+87.1%
1904	+97.8%
1908	+98.9%
1912	+89.0%
1916	+95.8%
1920	+92.6%
1924	+79.7%
1928	+82.6%
1932	+95.3%
1936	+94.4%
1940	+90.7%
1944	+83.0%
1948	+2.5%
1952	−10.8%
1956	+2.4%
1960	+3.4%
1964	−86.9%
1968	+47.8%
1972	−6.5%
1976	+32.3%
1980	+34.2%
1984	+20.6%
1988	+27.2%
1992	+36.6%
1996	+43.7%
2000	+27.5%
2004	+28.1%
2008	+38.4%
2012	+41.1%
2016	+36.5%
2020	+34.5%
2024	+25.3%

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	D	62.0%Harris1,817	36.7%Trump1,075	0.7%Kennedy20 +5	D+25.3	R+9.2	D+26.8	2,931
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic62.0%1,817 Donald J TrumpRepublican36.7%1,075 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.7%20 Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%8 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%6 Randall TerryIndependent0.1%3 Jill SteinIndependent0.0%1 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%1
2020	D	66.6%Biden2,749	32.1%Trump1,324	0.3%Jorgensen12	D+34.5	R+2.0	D+30.1	4,127
2016	D	67.7%Clinton2,857	31.2%Trump1,318	0.5%Castle19	D+36.5	R+4.7	D+34.4	4,218
2012	D	70.3%Obama3,412	29.2%Romney1,415	0.5%	D+41.1	D+2.7	D+37.3	4,853
2008	D	68.8%Obama3,534	30.4%McCain1,560	0.9%	D+38.4	D+10.3	D+31.1	5,139
2004	D	63.7%Kerry2,794	35.6%Bush1,563	0.6%	D+28.1	D+0.5	D+30.5	4,385
2000	D	62.2%Gore2,551	34.7%Bush1,423	0.8%Nader32	D+27.5	R+16.1	D+27.0	4,098
1996	D	68.4%Clinton2,807	24.8%Dole1,016	5.5%Perot226	D+43.7	D+7.0	D+35.1	4,102
1992	D	64.9%Clinton3,210	28.3%Bush1,399	6.2%Perot307	D+36.6	D+9.4	D+31.1	4,945
1988	D	63.4%Dukakis2,678	36.2%Bush1,528	0.4%	D+27.2	D+6.6	D+35.0	4,223
1984	D	59.9%Mondale2,627	39.3%Reagan1,722	0.8%	D+20.6	R+13.6	D+38.9	4,384
1980	D	66.2%Carter2,981	32.0%Reagan1,442	1.7%	D+34.2	D+1.9	D+43.9	4,500
1976	D	65.4%Carter2,514	33.1%Ford1,273	1.5%	D+32.3	D+38.8	D+30.2	3,845
1972	R	46.1%McGovern1,409	52.7%Nixon1,608	1.2%	R+6.5	R+54.3	D+16.6	3,054
1968	D	54.7%Humphrey2,144	6.9%Nixon272	38.4%	D+47.8	D+134.7	D+48.5	3,919
1964	R	6.5%Johnson103	93.5%Goldwater1,473	0.0%	R+86.9	R+90.4	R+109.5	1,576
1960	O	17.7%Kennedy216	14.2%Nixon174	68.1%	Other +50.4	D+1.1	D+3.3	1,222
1956	O	30.6%Stevenson260	28.2%Eisenhower240	41.2%	Other +10.7	D+13.1	D+17.8	851
1952	R	44.6%Stevenson563	55.4%Eisenhower699	0.0%	R+10.8	R+13.3	±0.0	1,262
1948	O	4.9%Truman43	2.4%Dewey21	92.7%	Thurmond +87.8	R+80.5	R+2.0	874
1944	D	91.5%Roosevelt863	8.5%Dewey80	0.0%	D+83.0	R+7.7	D+75.5	943
1940	D	95.3%Roosevelt942	4.7%Willkie46	0.0%	D+90.7	R+3.7	D+80.7	988
1936	D	97.1%Roosevelt767	2.7%Landon21	0.3%	D+94.4	R+0.9	D+70.2	790
1932	D	97.5%Roosevelt813	2.2%Hoover18	0.4%	D+95.3	D+12.7	D+77.5	834
1928	D	91.3%Smith767	8.7%Hoover73	0.0%	D+82.6	D+2.9	D+100.1	840
1924	D	89.9%Davis355	10.1%Coolidge40	0.0%	D+79.7	R+12.9	D+104.9	395
1920	D	96.1%Cox416	3.5%Harding15	0.5%	D+92.6	R+3.2	D+118.8	433
1916	D	97.5%Wilson460	1.7%Hughes8	0.8%	D+95.8	D+6.8	D+92.6	472
1912	D	90.9%Wilson379	1.9%Taft8	7.2%	D+89.0	R+9.9	D+69.4	417
1908	D	99.1%Bryan530	0.2%Taft1	0.7%	D+98.9	D+1.0	D+108.4	535
1904	D	98.9%Parker458	1.1%Roosevelt5	0.0%	D+97.8	D+10.8	D+117.5	463
1900	D	93.1%Bryan482	6.0%McKinley31	1.0%	D+87.1	R+0.4	D+94.6	518
1896	D	93.5%Bryan561	6.0%McKinley36	0.5%	D+87.5	R+3.8	D+93.6	600
1892	D	93.5%Cleveland258	2.2%Harrison6	4.3%	D+91.3	—	D+89.6	276
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	D	64.5%1,876	35.5%1,034	2,910
2020	D	65.1%2,516	34.9%1,347	3,863
2018	D	65.9%1,859	34.1%962	2,821

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	D	60.1%1,710	39.9%1,136	2,846
2020Class II	D	66.3%Mike Espy2,702	31.8%Cindy Hyde-Smith1,295	4,077
2018Class I	D	64.4%David Baria1,823	33.6%Roger Wicker950	2,831
2014Class II	D	59.4%Travis Childers1,267	39.4%Thad Cochran841	2,133
2012Class I	D	65.5%Albert N. Gore2,908	30.7%Roger Wicker1,363	4,440
2008Class II	D	63.7%Erik R. Fleming3,039	36.3%Thad Cochran1,735	4,774
2006Class I	D	61.0%Erik R. Fleming1,688	37.1%Trent Lott1,026	2,768
2002Class II	R	0.0%None0	60.4%Thad Cochran1,403	2,321
2000Class I	D	54.3%Troy Brown2,299	41.9%Trent Lott1,773	4,231
1996Class II	D	56.4%James W. Hunt2,302	41.1%Thad Cochran1,678	4,084
1994Class I	D	53.0%Ken Harper1,889	47.0%Trent Lott1,674	3,563
1990Class II	R	0.0%None0	100.0%Thad Cochran2,047	2,047
1988Class I	D	67.7%Wayne Dowdy3,035	32.3%Trent Lott1,450	4,485
1984Class II	D	57.0%William D. Winter2,500	43.0%Thad Cochran1,888	4,388
1982Class I	D	71.0%John C. Stennis2,339	29.0%Haley Barbour957	3,296
1978Class II	R	10.4%Maurice Dantin313	31.5%Thad Cochran949	3,015
1976Class I	D	100.0%John C. Stennis2,019	0.0%None0	2,019
1972Class II	D	65.9%James Eastland1,899	25.4%Gil Carmichael732	2,882
1970Class I	D	92.5%John C. Stennis1,527	0.0%None0	1,650
1966Class II	D	49.9%James Eastland1,098	47.2%Prentiss Walker1,039	2,201
1964Class I	D	100.0%John C. Stennis1,225	0.0%None0	1,225
1960Class II	D	94.4%James Eastland998	5.6%Joe A. Moore59	1,057
1958Class I	D	100.0%John C. Stennis189	0.0%None0	189
1954Class II	D	97.3%James Eastland363	2.7%James A White10	373
1952Class I	D	100.0%John C. Stennis1,088	0.0%None0	1,088
1948Class II	D	100.0%James Eastland814	0.0%None0	814
1946Class I	D	100.0%Theodore Bilbo162	0.0%None0	162
1942Class II	D	100.0%James Eastland197	0.0%None0	197
1940Class I	D	100.0%Theodore Bilbo833	0.0%None0	833
1936Class II	D	100.0%Pat Harrison730	0.0%None0	730
1934Class I	D	100.0%Theodore Bilbo343	0.0%None0	343
1930Class II	D	100.0%Pat Harrison210	0.0%None0	210
1928Class I	D	100.0%Hubert Stephens729	0.0%None0	729
1924Class II	D	100.0%Pat Harrison503	0.0%None0	503
1922Class I	D	96.7%Hubert Stephens351	0.3%John Cook1	363
1918Class II	D	97.4%Pat Harrison451	0.0%None0	463
1916Class I	D	100.0%John S. Williams417	0.0%None0	417

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	D	69.8%Mike Espy1,966	30.2%Cindy Hyde-Smith851	2,817
2008Special · Class I	D	66.8%Ronnie Musgrove3,082	33.2%Roger Wicker1,531	4,613
1947Special · Class I	—	0.0%John C. Stennis0	0.0%L.R. Collins0	724
1941Special · Class II	D	31.0%Wall Doxey162	0.0%None0	522

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	D	61.8%Robert Gray2,255	35.9%Phil Bryant1,311	3,650
2011	D	66.0%Johnny DuPree2,067	34.0%Phil Bryant1,067	3,134
2007	D	57.6%John Arthur Eaves Jr.1,586	42.4%Haley Barbour1,169	2,755
2003	D	65.7%Ronnie Musgrove2,775	31.3%Haley Barbour1,321	4,226
1995	D	59.7%Dick Molpus1,790	40.3%Kirk Fordice1,209	2,999
1991	D	63.9%Ray Mabus1,944	35.1%Kirk Fordice1,069	3,044
1987	D	57.9%Ray Mabus1,137	42.1%Jack Reed828	1,965
1983	D	56.6%William Allain2,626	20.7%Leon Bramlett960	4,641
1979	D	82.3%William F. Winter3,179	17.7%Gil Carmichael683	3,862

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Wilkinson County, MS
Year	Total registered
2016	7,446
2018	7,096
2020	7,129
2022	7,054
2024	6,854

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−174 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −1,743 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $57,175 in average income, against $51,528 for residents who stayed — 11% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+11.1 on average — 14 points more Republican-leaning than Wilkinson County, MS itself (D+25.3).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA20D+11.1

Where departures went households, 2022–23

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA43
Amite County, MS21

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 Wilkinson County, MS in Wilkinson County, MS: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−292
2012	−133
2013	−128
2014	−147
2015	−81
2016	−23
2017	−145
2018	−29
2019	−116
2021	−155
2022	−72
2023	−123
2024	−125
2025	−174

Wilkinson County, tucked into Mississippi's southwestern corner along the Louisiana border, is among the state's most reliably Democratic counties, driven by a majority African American population in a state that otherwise votes heavily Republican at the federal level.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.9 points in 1908 and a Republican high of 86.9 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.3 points.

A population of 8,162, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,311 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macon County and Hale County.

Political twins — counties

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

Macon County

Georgia

98.9twin score

% Black2000–2016 trajectory

Hale County

Alabama

98.7twin score

% Black2000–2016 trajectory

Quitman County

Mississippi

98.5twin score

% Black2012–2020 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry

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 Wilkinson County, Mississippi vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wilkinson County, Mississippi voted Democratic by 25.3 points (D+25.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,931 votes cast, 1,817 went Democratic and 1,075 went Republican.

When did Wilkinson County, Mississippi last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Wilkinson County, Mississippi voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Wilkinson County, Mississippi?

Wilkinson County, Mississippi has a population of 8,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Wilkinson County, Mississippi is $35,311 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Wilkinson County, Mississippi?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wilkinson County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.

Measure

Wilkinson County

Mississippi

United States

Median age

40.9

38.6

39.1

Age 18–24

7.8%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

19.8%

17.3%

17.2%

Measure

Wilkinson County

Mississippi

United States

Median household income

$35,311

$56,447

$84,427

Poverty rate

27.4%

19.0%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

8.8%

25.3%

35.6%

Measure

Wilkinson County

Mississippi

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

0.8%

4.3%

22.3%

Measure

Wilkinson County

Mississippi

United States

Catholic

1.1%

3.4%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

38.5%

39.0%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

47.0%

40.7%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

6.2%

6.6%

5.2%

Black Protestant

5.1%

8.6%

2.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+25.3MIT Election Lab

Population

8,1622024 5-year

Median household income

$35,3112024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

28.1%2024 5-year

Black

67.2%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

0.8%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+98.9 in 1908MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+86.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Macon County, GA · twin score 98.9

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

4,218

7,204

58.6%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

2,832

7,059

40.1%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

4,201

6,875

61.1%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

2,395

6,751

35.5%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

2,931

6,513

45.0%

A/A

Wilkinson County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Centreville 3rd 3010Centreville 3rd 3010

353

288

651

54.2%

44.2%

D+10.0

Precinct -Woodville 4th 4010Woodville 4th 4010

490

114

615

79.7%

18.5%

D+61.1

Precinct -Centreville 1st 1020Centreville 1st 1020

328

407

80.6%

17.4%

D+63.1

Precinct -Woodville 5th 5010Woodville 5th 5010

182

194

379

48.0%

51.2%

R+3.2

Precinct -Longmire 5020Longmire 5020

122

197

320

38.1%

61.6%

R+23.4

Precinct -Woodville 1010Woodville 1010

170

100

272

62.5%

36.8%

D+25.7

Precinct -Fort Adams 2020Fort Adams 2020

149

65.1%

33.6%

D+31.5

Precinct -Cold Springs 4020Cold Springs 4020

137

54.7%

43.8%

D+10.9

Precinct -Woodville 2nd 2010Woodville 2nd 2010

0.0%

100.0%

R+100.0

Centreville First District Precinct28_28157102

—

No votes

Centreville Third District Precinct28_28157301

—

No votes

Cold Springs Precinct28_28157402

—

No votes

Fort Adams Precinct28_28157202

—

No votes

Longmire Precinct28_28157502

—

No votes

Woodville Fifth District Precinct28_28157501

—

No votes

Woodville First District Precinct28_28157101

—

No votes

Woodville Fourth District Precinct28_28157401

—

No votes

Woodville Second District Precinct28_28157201

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+91.3%
1896	+87.5%
1900	+87.1%
1904	+97.8%
1908	+98.9%
1912	+89.0%
1916	+95.8%
1920	+92.6%
1924	+79.7%
1928	+82.6%
1932	+95.3%
1936	+94.4%
1940	+90.7%
1944	+83.0%
1948	+2.5%
1952	−10.8%
1956	+2.4%
1960	+3.4%
1964	−86.9%
1968	+47.8%
1972	−6.5%
1976	+32.3%
1980	+34.2%
1984	+20.6%
1988	+27.2%
1992	+36.6%
1996	+43.7%
2000	+27.5%
2004	+28.1%
2008	+38.4%
2012	+41.1%
2016	+36.5%
2020	+34.5%
2024	+25.3%

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

62.0%Harris1,817

36.7%Trump1,075

0.7%Kennedy20 +5

D+25.3

R+9.2

D+26.8

2,931

All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent

Kamala D HarrisDemocratic62.0%1,817
Donald J TrumpRepublican36.7%1,075
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.7%20
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%8
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%6
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%3
Jill SteinIndependent0.0%1
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%1

2020

66.6%Biden2,749

32.1%Trump1,324

0.3%Jorgensen12

D+34.5

R+2.0

D+30.1

4,127

2016

67.7%Clinton2,857

31.2%Trump1,318

0.5%Castle19

D+36.5

R+4.7

D+34.4

4,218

2012

70.3%Obama3,412

29.2%Romney1,415

0.5%

D+41.1

D+2.7

D+37.3

4,853

2008

68.8%Obama3,534

30.4%McCain1,560

0.9%

D+38.4

D+10.3

D+31.1

5,139

2004

63.7%Kerry2,794

35.6%Bush1,563

0.6%

D+28.1

D+0.5

D+30.5

4,385

2000

62.2%Gore2,551

34.7%Bush1,423

0.8%Nader32

D+27.5

R+16.1

D+27.0

4,098

1996

68.4%Clinton2,807

24.8%Dole1,016

5.5%Perot226

D+43.7

D+7.0

D+35.1

4,102

1992

64.9%Clinton3,210

28.3%Bush1,399

6.2%Perot307

D+36.6

D+9.4

D+31.1

4,945

1988

63.4%Dukakis2,678

36.2%Bush1,528

0.4%

D+27.2

D+6.6

D+35.0

4,223

1984

59.9%Mondale2,627

39.3%Reagan1,722

0.8%

D+20.6

R+13.6

D+38.9

4,384

1980

66.2%Carter2,981

32.0%Reagan1,442

1.7%

D+34.2

D+1.9

D+43.9

4,500

1976

65.4%Carter2,514

33.1%Ford1,273

1.5%

D+32.3

D+38.8

D+30.2

3,845

1972

46.1%McGovern1,409

52.7%Nixon1,608

1.2%

R+6.5

R+54.3

D+16.6

3,054

1968

54.7%Humphrey2,144

6.9%Nixon272

38.4%

D+47.8

D+134.7

D+48.5

3,919

1964

6.5%Johnson103

93.5%Goldwater1,473

0.0%

R+86.9

R+90.4

R+109.5

1,576

1960

17.7%Kennedy216

14.2%Nixon174

68.1%

Other +50.4

D+1.1

D+3.3

1,222

1956

30.6%Stevenson260

28.2%Eisenhower240

41.2%

Other +10.7

D+13.1

D+17.8

851

1952

44.6%Stevenson563

55.4%Eisenhower699

0.0%

R+10.8

R+13.3

±0.0

1,262

1948

4.9%Truman43

2.4%Dewey21

92.7%

Thurmond +87.8

R+80.5

R+2.0

874

1944

91.5%Roosevelt863

8.5%Dewey80

0.0%

D+83.0

R+7.7

D+75.5

943

1940

95.3%Roosevelt942

4.7%Willkie46

0.0%

D+90.7

R+3.7

D+80.7

988

1936

97.1%Roosevelt767

2.7%Landon21

0.3%

D+94.4

R+0.9

D+70.2

790

1932

97.5%Roosevelt813

2.2%Hoover18

0.4%

D+95.3

D+12.7

D+77.5

834

1928

91.3%Smith767

8.7%Hoover73

0.0%

D+82.6

D+2.9

D+100.1

840

1924

89.9%Davis355

10.1%Coolidge40

0.0%

D+79.7

R+12.9

D+104.9

395

1920

96.1%Cox416

3.5%Harding15

0.5%

D+92.6

R+3.2

D+118.8

433

1916

97.5%Wilson460

1.7%Hughes8

0.8%

D+95.8

D+6.8

D+92.6

472

1912

90.9%Wilson379

1.9%Taft8

7.2%

D+89.0

R+9.9

D+69.4

417

1908

99.1%Bryan530

0.2%Taft1

0.7%

D+98.9

D+1.0

D+108.4

535

1904

98.9%Parker458

1.1%Roosevelt5

0.0%

D+97.8

D+10.8

D+117.5

463

1900

93.1%Bryan482

6.0%McKinley31

1.0%

D+87.1

R+0.4

D+94.6

518

1896

93.5%Bryan561

6.0%McKinley36

0.5%

D+87.5

R+3.8

D+93.6

600

1892

93.5%Cleveland258

2.2%Harrison6

4.3%

D+91.3

—

D+89.6

276

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

64.5%1,876

35.5%1,034

2,910

2020

65.1%2,516

34.9%1,347

3,863

2018

65.9%1,859

34.1%962

2,821

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

60.1%1,710

39.9%1,136

2,846

2020Class II

66.3%Mike Espy2,702

31.8%Cindy Hyde-Smith1,295

4,077

2018Class I

64.4%David Baria1,823

33.6%Roger Wicker950

2,831

2014Class II

59.4%Travis Childers1,267

39.4%Thad Cochran841

2,133

2012Class I

65.5%Albert N. Gore2,908

30.7%Roger Wicker1,363

4,440

2008Class II

63.7%Erik R. Fleming3,039

36.3%Thad Cochran1,735

4,774

2006Class I

61.0%Erik R. Fleming1,688

37.1%Trent Lott1,026

2,768

2002Class II

0.0%None0

60.4%Thad Cochran1,403

2,321

2000Class I

54.3%Troy Brown2,299

41.9%Trent Lott1,773

4,231

1996Class II

56.4%James W. Hunt2,302

41.1%Thad Cochran1,678

4,084

1994Class I

53.0%Ken Harper1,889

47.0%Trent Lott1,674

3,563

1990Class II

0.0%None0

100.0%Thad Cochran2,047

2,047

1988Class I

67.7%Wayne Dowdy3,035

32.3%Trent Lott1,450

4,485

1984Class II

57.0%William D. Winter2,500

43.0%Thad Cochran1,888

4,388

1982Class I

71.0%John C. Stennis2,339

29.0%Haley Barbour957

3,296

1978Class II

10.4%Maurice Dantin313

31.5%Thad Cochran949

3,015

1976Class I

100.0%John C. Stennis2,019

0.0%None0

2,019

1972Class II

65.9%James Eastland1,899

25.4%Gil Carmichael732

2,882

1970Class I

92.5%John C. Stennis1,527

0.0%None0

1,650

1966Class II

49.9%James Eastland1,098

47.2%Prentiss Walker1,039

2,201

1964Class I

100.0%John C. Stennis1,225

0.0%None0

1,225

1960Class II

94.4%James Eastland998

5.6%Joe A. Moore59

1,057

1958Class I

100.0%John C. Stennis189

0.0%None0

189

1954Class II

97.3%James Eastland363

2.7%James A White10

373

1952Class I

100.0%John C. Stennis1,088

0.0%None0

1,088

1948Class II

100.0%James Eastland814

0.0%None0

814

1946Class I

100.0%Theodore Bilbo162

0.0%None0

162

1942Class II

100.0%James Eastland197

0.0%None0

197

1940Class I

100.0%Theodore Bilbo833

0.0%None0

833

1936Class II

100.0%Pat Harrison730

0.0%None0

730

1934Class I

100.0%Theodore Bilbo343

0.0%None0

343

1930Class II

100.0%Pat Harrison210

0.0%None0

210

1928Class I

100.0%Hubert Stephens729

0.0%None0

729

1924Class II

100.0%Pat Harrison503

0.0%None0

503

1922Class I

96.7%Hubert Stephens351

0.3%John Cook1

363

1918Class II

97.4%Pat Harrison451

0.0%None0

463

1916Class I

100.0%John S. Williams417

0.0%None0

417

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

69.8%Mike Espy1,966

30.2%Cindy Hyde-Smith851

2,817

2008Special · Class I

66.8%Ronnie Musgrove3,082

33.2%Roger Wicker1,531

4,613

1947Special · Class I

—

0.0%John C. Stennis0

0.0%L.R. Collins0

724

1941Special · Class II

31.0%Wall Doxey162

0.0%None0

522

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

61.8%Robert Gray2,255

35.9%Phil Bryant1,311

3,650

2011

66.0%Johnny DuPree2,067

34.0%Phil Bryant1,067

3,134

2007

57.6%John Arthur Eaves Jr.1,586

42.4%Haley Barbour1,169

2,755

2003

65.7%Ronnie Musgrove2,775

31.3%Haley Barbour1,321

4,226

1995

59.7%Dick Molpus1,790

40.3%Kirk Fordice1,209

2,999

1991

63.9%Ray Mabus1,944

35.1%Kirk Fordice1,069

3,044

1987

57.9%Ray Mabus1,137

42.1%Jack Reed828

1,965

1983

56.6%William Allain2,626

20.7%Leon Bramlett960

4,641

1979

82.3%William F. Winter3,179

17.7%Gil Carmichael683

3,862

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Wilkinson County, MS
Year	Total registered
2016	7,446
2018	7,096
2020	7,129
2022	7,054
2024	6,854

How did Wilkinson County, Mississippi vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wilkinson County, Mississippi voted Democratic by 25.3 points (D+25.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,931 votes cast, 1,817 went Democratic and 1,075 went Republican.

When did Wilkinson County, Mississippi last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Wilkinson County, Mississippi voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Wilkinson County, Mississippi?

Wilkinson County, Mississippi has a population of 8,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Wilkinson County, Mississippi is $35,311 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Wilkinson County, Mississippi?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wilkinson County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.