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Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · MS

Obama led Mississippi's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

County-level returns aggregated statewide; Obama led by 24.5 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.

Statewide result
Mississippi 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
CandidateVotesShare
Obama265,50261.2%
Clinton159,22136.7%
Other9,4292.2%
By county (82)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyLed byMarginVotes
Hinds CountyObama+63.053,942
Harrison CountyObama+10.718,696
Jackson CountyObama+12.414,756
Madison CountyObama+54.113,407
Lee CountyClinton+9.111,679
Rankin CountyObama+24.010,737
Jones CountyClinton+8.510,393
DeSoto CountyClinton+7.510,058
Forrest CountyObama+21.99,592
Lowndes CountyObama+53.99,146
Lauderdale CountyObama+46.78,764
Washington CountyObama+60.07,816
Warren CountyObama+41.77,731
Monroe CountyObama+3.57,061
Pike CountyObama+40.06,940
Bolivar CountyObama+55.96,677
Adams CountyObama+49.96,363
Marshall CountyObama+22.76,266
Oktibbeha CountyObama+47.06,235
Copiah CountyObama+40.55,834
Panola CountyObama+25.45,830
Lamar CountyClinton+24.05,260
Lafayette CountyObama+13.35,115
Coahoma CountyObama+42.35,088
Prentiss CountyClinton+55.05,033
Holmes CountyObama+63.15,028
Sunflower CountyObama+44.74,978
Alcorn CountyClinton+54.24,925
Clay CountyObama+49.94,880
Lincoln CountyObama+19.94,880
Yazoo CountyObama+41.64,693
Leflore CountyObama+60.84,601
Pearl River CountyClinton+27.64,515
Hancock CountyClinton+37.24,314
Marion CountyObama+11.04,168
Jasper CountyObama+39.84,163
Simpson CountyObama+26.84,028
Wayne CountyObama+6.14,023
Chickasaw CountyObama+14.14,020
Scott CountyObama+27.84,007
Pontotoc CountyClinton+31.03,747
Tate CountyObama+5.03,694
Winston CountyObama+33.03,688
Union CountyClinton+43.33,669
Grenada CountyObama+26.73,637
Attala CountyObama+18.53,554
Itawamba CountyClinton+64.13,418
Jefferson Davis CountyObama+49.43,394
Covington CountyObama+18.83,341
Leake CountyObama+26.83,335
Tippah CountyClinton+44.33,322
Tishomingo CountyClinton+69.43,024
Tallahatchie CountyObama+30.23,012
Noxubee CountyObama+69.22,890
Neshoba CountyObama+5.52,866
Claiborne CountyObama+63.22,814
Amite CountyObama+29.42,805
Clarke CountyObama+30.12,792
Newton CountyObama+26.52,761
Calhoun CountyClinton+9.52,735
Walthall CountyObama+27.52,669
Yalobusha CountyObama+14.82,646
Jefferson CountyObama+77.02,616
Lawrence CountyObama+13.42,493
Humphreys CountyObama+52.92,387
Montgomery CountyObama+26.82,362
Kemper CountyObama+57.72,313
George CountyClinton+51.12,293
Smith CountyClinton+10.12,280
Stone CountyClinton+18.02,258
Wilkinson CountyObama+62.32,148
Quitman CountyObama+33.72,072
Carroll CountyObama+9.62,022
Perry CountyClinton+17.01,937
Greene CountyClinton+23.11,856
Webster CountyClinton+23.61,715
Benton CountyClinton+14.11,640
Franklin CountyObama+19.31,578
Tunica CountyObama+36.91,505
Choctaw CountyObama+9.71,480
Sharkey CountyObama+48.41,292
Issaquena CountyObama+36.2450