Mississippi — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentTrumpR+17.8
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 57.9% | 700,714 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 40.1% | 485,131 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 25,243 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Amite County, MS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Attala County, MS | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Benton County, MS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Carroll County, MS | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Clarke County, MS | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Covington County, MS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Franklin County, MS | Republican | R+28.4 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+77.5 |
| Greene County, MS | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Grenada County, MS | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Harrison County, MS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Republican | R+75.5 |
| Jackson County, MS | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+73.8 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Jones County, MS | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Lamar County, MS | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Leake County, MS | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Lee County, MS | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Marion County, MS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Monroe County, MS | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Newton County, MS | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+56.5 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Panola County, MS | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Perry County, MS | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Rankin County, MS | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Scott County, MS | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Simpson County, MS | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Smith County, MS | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Tate County, MS | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Tippah County, MS | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Republican | R+73.7 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Union County, MS | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Walthall County, MS | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Wayne County, MS | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Winston County, MS | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+7.7 |
Mississippi results by county
82 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Hillary Clinton+1,883 | 5,87442.5% | 7,75756.1% | 2051.5% | 13,836 |
| Alcorn County | Donald Trump+9,135 | 11,81979.9% | 2,68418.2% | 2801.9% | 14,783 |
| Amite County | Donald Trump+1,592 | 4,28960.8% | 2,69738.3% | 640.9% | 7,050 |
| Attala County | Donald Trump+1,655 | 4,89759.3% | 3,24239.3% | 1171.4% | 8,256 |
| Benton County | Donald Trump+532 | 2,25156.0% | 1,71942.7% | 521.3% | 4,022 |
| Bolivar County | Hillary Clinton+4,456 | 4,59033.2% | 9,04665.4% | 1881.4% | 13,824 |
| Calhoun County | Donald Trump+2,480 | 4,39068.6% | 1,91029.9% | 961.5% | 6,396 |
| Carroll County | Donald Trump+2,119 | 3,79968.7% | 1,68030.4% | 490.9% | 5,528 |
| Chickasaw County | Donald Trump+478 | 4,12752.3% | 3,64946.2% | 1141.4% | 7,890 |
| Choctaw County | Donald Trump+1,570 | 2,78868.6% | 1,21830.0% | 591.5% | 4,065 |
| Claiborne County | Hillary Clinton+3,168 | 54012.6% | 3,70886.8% | 240.6% | 4,272 |
| Clarke County | Donald Trump+2,552 | 5,13765.9% | 2,58533.2% | 690.9% | 7,791 |
| Clay County | Hillary Clinton+1,572 | 4,15041.5% | 5,72257.2% | 1311.3% | 10,003 |
| Coahoma County | Hillary Clinton+3,952 | 2,42627.2% | 6,37871.6% | 1081.2% | 8,912 |
| Copiah County | Hillary Clinton+638 | 6,10347.0% | 6,74151.9% | 1381.1% | 12,982 |
| Covington County | Donald Trump+2,159 | 5,43561.7% | 3,27637.2% | 1001.1% | 8,811 |
| DeSoto County | Donald Trump+22,498 | 43,08965.1% | 20,59131.1% | 2,4753.7% | 66,155 |
| Forrest County | Donald Trump+3,745 | 15,46155.1% | 11,71641.7% | 8873.2% | 28,064 |
| Franklin County | Donald Trump+1,219 | 2,72163.4% | 1,50235.0% | 671.6% | 4,290 |
| George County | Donald Trump+7,669 | 8,69687.9% | 1,02710.4% | 1681.7% | 9,891 |
| Greene County | Donald Trump+3,361 | 4,33580.7% | 97418.1% | 601.1% | 5,369 |
| Grenada County | Donald Trump+1,546 | 5,97056.8% | 4,42442.1% | 1191.1% | 10,513 |
| Hancock County | Donald Trump+10,467 | 13,81178.3% | 3,34419.0% | 4822.7% | 17,637 |
| Harrison County | Donald Trump+19,185 | 40,35463.7% | 21,16933.4% | 1,7902.8% | 63,313 |
| Hinds County | Hillary Clinton+42,319 | 25,27526.6% | 67,59471.1% | 2,2082.3% | 95,077 |
| Holmes County | Hillary Clinton+5,380 | 1,30916.2% | 6,68982.8% | 781.0% | 8,076 |
| Humphreys County | Hillary Clinton+1,920 | 1,15127.1% | 3,07172.2% | 310.7% | 4,253 |
| Issaquena County | Hillary Clinton+97 | 29842.6% | 39556.5% | 60.9% | 699 |
| Itawamba County | Donald Trump+7,353 | 8,47087.0% | 1,11711.5% | 1501.5% | 9,737 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+18,972 | 33,62967.8% | 14,65729.6% | 1,2812.6% | 49,567 |
| Jasper County | Hillary Clinton+330 | 4,03847.6% | 4,36851.5% | 690.8% | 8,475 |
| Jefferson County | Hillary Clinton+2,847 | 49012.7% | 3,33786.5% | 330.9% | 3,860 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Hillary Clinton+1,254 | 2,46639.5% | 3,72059.6% | 510.8% | 6,237 |
| Jones County | Donald Trump+12,342 | 20,13371.0% | 7,79127.5% | 4281.5% | 28,352 |
| Kemper County | Hillary Clinton+1,049 | 1,77838.3% | 2,82760.9% | 340.7% | 4,639 |
| Lafayette County | Donald Trump+2,903 | 10,87255.3% | 7,96940.6% | 8024.1% | 19,643 |
| Lamar County | Donald Trump+13,561 | 18,75176.2% | 5,19021.1% | 6512.6% | 24,592 |
| Lauderdale County | Donald Trump+6,472 | 17,74160.1% | 11,26938.2% | 4961.7% | 29,506 |
| Lawrence County | Donald Trump+1,896 | 4,09164.3% | 2,19534.5% | 781.2% | 6,364 |
| Leake County | Donald Trump+1,198 | 4,78256.6% | 3,58442.4% | 831.0% | 8,449 |
| Lee County | Donald Trump+12,191 | 22,22067.5% | 10,02930.5% | 6642.0% | 32,913 |
| Leflore County | Hillary Clinton+4,575 | 3,21228.8% | 7,78769.9% | 1411.3% | 11,140 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+6,092 | 10,55069.4% | 4,45829.3% | 1851.2% | 15,193 |
| Lowndes County | Donald Trump+1,452 | 13,27151.6% | 11,81946.0% | 6052.4% | 25,695 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+7,922 | 28,26556.4% | 20,34340.6% | 1,5233.0% | 50,131 |
| Marion County | Donald Trump+4,159 | 7,83667.0% | 3,67731.4% | 1801.5% | 11,693 |
| Marshall County | Hillary Clinton+1,436 | 6,58744.4% | 8,02354.1% | 2291.5% | 14,839 |
| Monroe County | Donald Trump+4,643 | 10,16764.0% | 5,52434.8% | 1931.2% | 15,884 |
| Montgomery County | Donald Trump+703 | 2,81856.4% | 2,11542.3% | 631.3% | 4,996 |
| Neshoba County | Donald Trump+4,964 | 7,67972.8% | 2,71525.7% | 1591.5% | 10,553 |
| Newton County | Donald Trump+3,792 | 6,54869.4% | 2,75629.2% | 1341.4% | 9,438 |
| Noxubee County | Hillary Clinton+3,147 | 1,20021.5% | 4,34778.0% | 270.5% | 5,574 |
| Oktibbeha County | Hillary Clinton+283 | 8,57647.3% | 8,85948.9% | 6893.8% | 18,124 |
| Panola County | Donald Trump+18 | 7,44949.4% | 7,43149.3% | 1841.2% | 15,064 |
| Pearl River County | Donald Trump+14,178 | 17,78281.3% | 3,60416.5% | 4972.3% | 21,883 |
| Perry County | Donald Trump+2,915 | 4,13576.1% | 1,22022.5% | 771.4% | 5,432 |
| Pike County | Hillary Clinton+34 | 8,00949.0% | 8,04349.2% | 3081.9% | 16,360 |
| Pontotoc County | Donald Trump+7,950 | 10,33679.6% | 2,38618.4% | 2622.0% | 12,984 |
| Prentiss County | Donald Trump+5,581 | 7,64877.5% | 2,06720.9% | 1571.6% | 9,872 |
| Quitman County | Hillary Clinton+1,311 | 1,00129.7% | 2,31268.7% | 521.5% | 3,365 |
| Rankin County | Donald Trump+33,068 | 47,17874.8% | 14,11022.4% | 1,8222.9% | 63,110 |
| Scott County | Donald Trump+1,854 | 6,12258.2% | 4,26840.6% | 1321.3% | 10,522 |
| Sharkey County | Hillary Clinton+787 | 69231.6% | 1,47967.5% | 190.9% | 2,190 |
| Simpson County | Donald Trump+3,519 | 7,39364.7% | 3,87433.9% | 1521.3% | 11,419 |
| Smith County | Donald Trump+4,311 | 5,92877.7% | 1,61721.2% | 821.1% | 7,627 |
| Stone County | Donald Trump+3,733 | 5,30675.3% | 1,57322.3% | 1662.4% | 7,045 |
| Sunflower County | Hillary Clinton+3,931 | 2,79429.1% | 6,72570.1% | 790.8% | 9,598 |
| Tallahatchie County | Hillary Clinton+875 | 2,46241.9% | 3,33756.8% | 711.2% | 5,870 |
| Tate County | Donald Trump+3,569 | 7,49564.5% | 3,92633.8% | 2061.8% | 11,627 |
| Tippah County | Donald Trump+5,398 | 7,24078.2% | 1,84219.9% | 1781.9% | 9,260 |
| Tishomingo County | Donald Trump+6,167 | 7,16685.6% | 99911.9% | 2062.5% | 8,371 |
| Tunica County | Hillary Clinton+1,814 | 85323.9% | 2,66774.8% | 471.3% | 3,567 |
| Union County | Donald Trump+7,223 | 9,23580.3% | 2,01217.5% | 2492.2% | 11,496 |
| Walthall County | Donald Trump+1,266 | 4,05658.6% | 2,79040.3% | 731.1% | 6,919 |
| Warren County | Donald Trump+483 | 9,76750.3% | 9,28447.8% | 3651.9% | 19,416 |
| Washington County | Hillary Clinton+6,136 | 5,24431.2% | 11,38067.6% | 2011.2% | 16,825 |
| Wayne County | Donald Trump+2,466 | 5,99062.4% | 3,52436.7% | 850.9% | 9,599 |
| Webster County | Donald Trump+2,957 | 3,97678.4% | 1,01920.1% | 741.5% | 5,069 |
| Wilkinson County | Hillary Clinton+1,539 | 1,31831.2% | 2,85767.7% | 431.0% | 4,218 |
| Winston County | Donald Trump+1,060 | 4,91055.3% | 3,85043.4% | 1211.4% | 8,881 |
| Yalobusha County | Donald Trump+794 | 3,37655.6% | 2,58242.5% | 1192.0% | 6,077 |
| Yazoo County | Hillary Clinton+771 | 4,59845.7% | 5,36953.3% | 1031.0% | 10,070 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 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% |
Same ballot, 2016MS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.