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Elections / 2016 · President · MS

Donald Trump carried Mississippi R+17.8.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Mississippi, 2016. The state ran 19.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

Mississippi result
1,211,088 votes counted
Clinton (D)
485,131
40.1%
Trump (R)
700,714
57.9%
All others
25,243
2.1%
Margin
R+17.8
Mississippi, 2016
TrumpR+17.8
2016 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 2016 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 2016 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2016 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, MS · D+13.6Alcorn County, MS · R+61.8Amite County, MS · R+22.6Attala County, MS · R+20.0Benton County, MS · R+13.2Bolivar County, MS · D+32.2Calhoun County, MS · R+38.8Carroll County, MS · R+38.3Chickasaw County, MS · R+6.1Choctaw County, MS · R+38.6Claiborne County, MS · D+74.2Clarke County, MS · R+32.8Clay County, MS · D+15.7Coahoma County, MS · D+44.3Copiah County, MS · D+4.9Covington County, MS · R+24.5DeSoto County, MS · R+34.0Forrest County, MS · R+13.3Franklin County, MS · R+28.4George County, MS · R+77.5Greene County, MS · R+62.6Grenada County, MS · R+14.7Hancock County, MS · R+59.3Harrison County, MS · R+30.3Hinds County, MS · D+44.5Holmes County, MS · D+66.6Humphreys County, MS · D+45.1Issaquena County, MS · D+13.9Itawamba County, MS · R+75.5Jackson County, MS · R+38.3Jasper County, MS · D+3.9Jefferson County, MS · D+73.8Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+20.1Jones County, MS · R+43.5Kemper County, MS · D+22.6Lafayette County, MS · R+14.8Lamar County, MS · R+55.1Lauderdale County, MS · R+21.9Lawrence County, MS · R+29.8Leake County, MS · R+14.2Lee County, MS · R+37.0Leflore County, MS · D+41.1Lincoln County, MS · R+40.1Lowndes County, MS · R+5.7Madison County, MS · R+15.8Marion County, MS · R+35.6Marshall County, MS · D+9.7Monroe County, MS · R+29.2Montgomery County, MS · R+14.1Neshoba County, MS · R+47.0Newton County, MS · R+40.2Noxubee County, MS · D+56.5Oktibbeha County, MS · D+1.6Panola County, MS · TiedPearl River County, MS · R+64.8Perry County, MS · R+53.7Pike County, MS · TiedPontotoc County, MS · R+61.2Prentiss County, MS · R+56.5Quitman County, MS · D+39.0Rankin County, MS · R+52.4Scott County, MS · R+17.6Sharkey County, MS · D+35.9Simpson County, MS · R+30.8Smith County, MS · R+56.5Stone County, MS · R+53.0Sunflower County, MS · D+41.0Tallahatchie County, MS · D+14.9Tate County, MS · R+30.7Tippah County, MS · R+58.3Tishomingo County, MS · R+73.7Tunica County, MS · D+50.9Union County, MS · R+62.8Walthall County, MS · R+18.3Warren County, MS · R+2.5Washington County, MS · D+36.5Wayne County, MS · R+25.7Webster County, MS · R+58.3Wilkinson County, MS · D+36.5Winston County, MS · R+11.9Yalobusha County, MS · R+13.1Yazoo County, MS · D+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican57.9%700,714
Hillary ClintonDemocratic40.1%485,131
Gary JohnsonLibertarian2.1%25,243
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 2016
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+13.6%
7,7575,87413,836
Alcorn CountyR
−61.8%
2,68411,81914,783
Amite CountyR
−22.6%
2,6974,2897,050
Attala CountyR
−20.0%
3,2424,8978,256
Benton CountyR
−13.2%
1,7192,2514,022
Bolivar CountyD
+32.2%
9,0464,59013,824
Calhoun CountyR
−38.8%
1,9104,3906,396
Carroll CountyR
−38.3%
1,6803,7995,528
Chickasaw CountyR
−6.1%
3,6494,1277,890
Choctaw CountyR
−38.6%
1,2182,7884,065
Claiborne CountyD
+74.2%
3,7085404,272
Clarke CountyR
−32.8%
2,5855,1377,791
Clay CountyD
+15.7%
5,7224,15010,003
Coahoma CountyD
+44.3%
6,3782,4268,912
Copiah CountyD
+4.9%
6,7416,10312,982
Covington CountyR
−24.5%
3,2765,4358,811
DeSoto CountyR
−34.0%
20,59143,08966,155
Forrest CountyR
−13.3%
11,71615,46128,064
Franklin CountyR
−28.4%
1,5022,7214,290
George CountyR
−77.5%
1,0278,6969,891
Greene CountyR
−62.6%
9744,3355,369
Grenada CountyR
−14.7%
4,4245,97010,513
Hancock CountyR
−59.3%
3,34413,81117,637
Harrison CountyR
−30.3%
21,16940,35463,313
Hinds CountyD
+44.5%
67,59425,27595,077
Holmes CountyD
+66.6%
6,6891,3098,076
Humphreys CountyD
+45.1%
3,0711,1514,253
Issaquena CountyD
+13.9%
395298699
Itawamba CountyR
−75.5%
1,1178,4709,737
Jackson CountyR
−38.3%
14,65733,62949,567
Jasper CountyD
+3.9%
4,3684,0388,475
Jefferson CountyD
+73.8%
3,3374903,860
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+20.1%
3,7202,4666,237
Jones CountyR
−43.5%
7,79120,13328,352
Kemper CountyD
+22.6%
2,8271,7784,639
Lafayette CountyR
−14.8%
7,96910,87219,643
Lamar CountyR
−55.1%
5,19018,75124,592
Lauderdale CountyR
−21.9%
11,26917,74129,506
Lawrence CountyR
−29.8%
2,1954,0916,364
Leake CountyR
−14.2%
3,5844,7828,449
Lee CountyR
−37.0%
10,02922,22032,913
Leflore CountyD
+41.1%
7,7873,21211,140
Lincoln CountyR
−40.1%
4,45810,55015,193
Lowndes CountyR
−5.7%
11,81913,27125,695
Madison CountyR
−15.8%
20,34328,26550,131
Marion CountyR
−35.6%
3,6777,83611,693
Marshall CountyD
+9.7%
8,0236,58714,839
Monroe CountyR
−29.2%
5,52410,16715,884
Montgomery CountyR
−14.1%
2,1152,8184,996
Neshoba CountyR
−47.0%
2,7157,67910,553
Newton CountyR
−40.2%
2,7566,5489,438
Noxubee CountyD
+56.5%
4,3471,2005,574
Oktibbeha CountyD
+1.6%
8,8598,57618,124
Panola CountyR
−0.1%
7,4317,44915,064
Pearl River CountyR
−64.8%
3,60417,78221,883
Perry CountyR
−53.7%
1,2204,1355,432
Pike CountyD
+0.2%
8,0438,00916,360
Pontotoc CountyR
−61.2%
2,38610,33612,984
Prentiss CountyR
−56.5%
2,0677,6489,872
Quitman CountyD
+39.0%
2,3121,0013,365
Rankin CountyR
−52.4%
14,11047,17863,110
Scott CountyR
−17.6%
4,2686,12210,522
Sharkey CountyD
+35.9%
1,4796922,190
Simpson CountyR
−30.8%
3,8747,39311,419
Smith CountyR
−56.5%
1,6175,9287,627
Stone CountyR
−53.0%
1,5735,3067,045
Sunflower CountyD
+41.0%
6,7252,7949,598
Tallahatchie CountyD
+14.9%
3,3372,4625,870
Tate CountyR
−30.7%
3,9267,49511,627
Tippah CountyR
−58.3%
1,8427,2409,260
Tishomingo CountyR
−73.7%
9997,1668,371
Tunica CountyD
+50.9%
2,6678533,567
Union CountyR
−62.8%
2,0129,23511,496
Walthall CountyR
−18.3%
2,7904,0566,919
Warren CountyR
−2.5%
9,2849,76719,416
Washington CountyD
+36.5%
11,3805,24416,825
Wayne CountyR
−25.7%
3,5245,9909,599
Webster CountyR
−58.3%
1,0193,9765,069
Wilkinson CountyD
+36.5%
2,8571,3184,218
Winston CountyR
−11.9%
3,8504,9108,881
Yalobusha CountyR
−13.1%
2,5823,3766,077
Yazoo CountyD
+7.7%
5,3694,59810,070