akashic
1876–2024
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR·Mississippi

Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+6.9 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MS
2024 presidential election
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR
HarrisD+6.9
2024 presidential margin by county for Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, MSA map of the constituent counties of Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, MS, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Coahoma County, MS · D+39.8St. Francis County, AR · D+0.7Crittenden County, AR · D+2.3Benton County, MS · R+31.3Tate County, MS · R+43.8Tipton County, TN · R+52.8Tunica County, MS · D+38.9Fayette County, TN · R+42.3Marshall County, MS · R+7.3Shelby County, TN · D+25.2DeSoto County, MS · R+24.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic52.4%272,304
Donald TrumpRepublican45.5%236,481
OtherAll other candidates2.1%10,958
D+60
R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +6.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+48.7%
1896+26.3%
1900+36.2%
1904+48.7%
1908+38.1%
1912+59.2%
1916+57.7%
1920+41.1%
1924+45.4%
1928+38.3%
1932+76.6%
1936+93.2%
1940+80.7%
1944+67.7%
1948+16.9%
1952+10.1%
1956+3.0%
1960+1.6%
1964+0.2%
1968+7.1%
1972−34.2%
1976+11.3%
1980+7.1%
1984−3.1%
1988−4.2%
1992+9.3%
1996+11.2%
2000+7.7%
2004+6.4%
2008+14.1%
2012+13.0%
2016+11.2%
2020+13.6%
2024+6.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+6.9%
272,304236,481519,743
D
+13.6%
322,871244,656577,211
D
+11.2%
276,396219,169512,286
D
+13.0%
310,137238,376553,836
D
+14.1%
334,354251,209589,627
D
+6.4%
281,692247,658532,599
D
+7.7%
243,800208,297458,187
D
+11.2%
234,872185,594441,044
D
+9.3%
247,943203,192482,015
R
−4.2%
192,903210,123405,658
R
−3.1%
208,097221,683432,770
D
+7.1%
209,864181,426402,703
D
+11.3%
201,267159,938365,750
R
−34.2%
100,779209,131316,608
O
+7.1%
105,85484,387300,695
D
+0.2%
128,158127,584255,821
D
+1.6%
100,56597,213206,463
D
+3.0%
78,52773,637162,478
D
+10.1%
92,06975,131167,421
O
+16.9%
29,62615,35184,327
D
+67.7%
65,71212,62278,428
D
+80.7%
77,6158,20785,969
D
+93.2%
79,3482,74582,199
D
+76.6%
53,6226,81061,077
D
+38.3%
31,31813,93845,361
D
+45.4%
24,1508,39434,706
D
+41.1%
27,31111,28039,003
D
+57.7%
20,8775,49526,653
D
+59.2%
12,5451,67418,370
D
+38.1%
11,9695,25117,648
D
+48.7%
13,6594,59418,606
D
+36.2%
14,2066,59521,036
D
+26.3%
16,4909,50926,545
D
+48.7%
14,9184,51721,352
—
No data
———
—
No data
———
—
No data
———
—
No data
———

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorMemphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-ARCombined statistical areaUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White41.1%61.0%
Black47.0%12.2%
Asian2.3%6.0%
Two or more races5.5%12.6%
Other race4.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino7.3%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$66,557$84,427
Poverty rate17.0%12.5%
Median age36.939.1
Age 18–248.7%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home9.0%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryEnglish 8.0%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryAmerican 6.1%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 6.0%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic4.7%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant32.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed35.9%51.5%
Black Protestant17.0%2.2%
Mainline Protestant5.7%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.0%
American
6.1%
Irish
6.0%
German
5.1%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.2%
French
0.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.4%
4.2%
65–74
5.2%
5.7%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
6.3%
6.1%
35–44
6.8%
6.8%
25–34
7.3%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
9.4%
5–17
9.1%
3.2%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,557
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR ranks near the middle of US counties.
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR$66,557
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.3%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)13.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Spanish5.7%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
32.6%
Black Protestant
17.0%
Mainline Protestant
5.7%
Catholic
4.7%
Muslim
1.2%
Other Christian
0.8%
Latter-day Saints
0.7%
Jewish
0.6%
Hindu
0.4%
Other faiths
0.1%
Buddhist
0.1%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted35.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 34.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.9 points.

A population of 1,384,864, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,557 describe the region.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/csa/368/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How did Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi voted Democratic by 6.9 points (D+6.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 519,743 votes cast, 272,304 went Democratic and 236,481 went Republican.
What is Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 3 times, and other 2 times.
When did Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi?
Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi has a population of 1,384,864 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi?
Median household income in Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi is $66,557 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.