Deep South (American Nations) — Elections 1876–2024

2024 presidential election

Deep South

TrumpR+13.2

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	56.0%	11,751,970
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	42.8%	8,983,123
OtherAll other candidates	1.2%	255,656

D+60

R+60

500 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	+15.9%
1880	+21.7%
1884	+16.8%
1888	+36.2%
1892	+46.6%
1896	+44.2%
1900	+46.4%
1904	+54.2%
1908	+44.4%
1912	+67.9%
1916	+64.7%
1920	+45.9%
1924	+57.1%
1928	+20.7%
1932	+78.2%
1936	+78.0%
1940	+70.4%
1944	+62.0%
1948	+25.2%
1952	+10.7%
1956	+6.3%
1960	+6.6%
1964	−13.5%
1968	+0.6%
1972	−43.2%
1976	+10.8%
1980	−3.9%
1984	−23.6%
1988	−17.7%
1992	−1.8%
1996	+0.3%
2000	−9.8%
2004	−14.0%
2008	−5.9%
2012	−7.9%
2016	−9.4%
2020	−7.3%
2024	−13.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	42.8%Harris8,983,123	56.0%Trump11,751,970	1.2%	−13.2%	20,990,749
2020	R	45.7%Biden9,644,058	53.0%Trump11,189,656	1.3%incl. Jorgensen	−7.3%	21,104,720
2016	R	43.5%Clinton7,863,066	53.0%Trump9,566,935	3.5%incl. Johnson	−9.4%	18,055,345
2012	R	45.5%Obama7,787,696	53.4%Romney9,140,800	1.1%	−7.9%	17,118,768
2008	R	46.6%Obama7,956,949	52.5%McCain8,967,506	0.9%	−5.9%	17,070,464
2004	R	42.6%Kerry6,445,877	56.6%Bush8,557,489	0.7%	−14.0%	15,116,671
2000	R	44.0%Gore5,534,734	53.8%Bush6,768,939	2.1%incl. Nader	−9.8%	12,572,921
1996	D	46.3%Clinton5,214,984	46.0%Dole5,184,580	7.8%incl. Perot	+0.3%	11,274,670
1992	R	41.2%Clinton4,860,566	42.9%Bush5,071,238	15.9%incl. Perot	−1.8%	11,811,250
1988	R	40.7%Dukakis4,044,191	58.4%Bush5,799,477	0.9%	−17.7%	9,930,621
1984	R	38.0%Mondale3,823,470	61.6%Reagan6,199,704	0.5%	−23.6%	10,068,668
1980	R	46.4%Carter4,160,185	50.2%Reagan4,506,701	3.4%incl. Anderson	−3.9%	8,973,033
1976	D	54.8%Carter4,359,178	44.1%Ford3,503,938	1.1%	+10.8%	7,952,814
1972	R	27.8%McGovern1,871,126	71.0%Nixon4,773,308	1.2%	−43.2%	6,723,912
1968	O	29.4%Humphrey1,915,282	28.7%Nixon1,873,484	41.9%incl. Wallace	+0.6%	6,522,606
1964	R	42.0%Johnson2,226,863	55.5%Goldwater2,941,590	2.5%	−13.5%	5,302,231
1960	D	50.7%Kennedy2,084,242	44.1%Nixon1,814,458	5.3%	+6.6%	4,114,895
1956	D	50.3%Stevenson1,710,601	44.0%Eisenhower1,496,903	5.7%	+6.3%	3,400,368
1952	D	55.3%Stevenson1,888,348	44.6%Eisenhower1,523,404	0.1%	+10.7%	3,415,023
1948	D	44.0%Truman883,018	18.8%Dewey377,561	37.3%incl. Thurmond	+25.2%	2,008,964
1944	D	79.1%Roosevelt1,390,316	17.2%Dewey301,588	3.7%	+62.0%	1,756,601
1940	D	85.1%Roosevelt1,532,934	14.7%Willkie265,406	0.2%	+70.4%	1,801,230
1936	D	88.8%Roosevelt1,357,404	10.8%Landon165,297	0.3%	+78.0%	1,527,903
1932	D	88.8%Roosevelt1,241,158	10.6%Hoover147,639	0.6%	+78.2%	1,397,870
1928	D	60.1%Smith730,112	39.3%Hoover478,201	0.6%	+20.7%	1,215,787
1924	D	75.5%Davis650,968	18.4%Coolidge158,676	6.1%incl. La Follette	+57.1%	861,860
1920	D	69.8%Cox635,147	23.8%Harding216,964	6.4%	+45.9%	910,084
1916	D	80.1%Wilson546,987	15.4%Hughes105,148	4.5%	+64.7%	682,961
1912	D	75.5%Wilson406,960	7.7%Taft41,263	16.8%incl. Roosevelt	+67.9%	538,856
1908	D	68.6%Bryan286,095	24.2%Taft100,748	7.2%	+44.4%	417,077
1904	D	73.7%Parker279,186	19.4%Roosevelt73,674	6.9%	+54.2%	378,916
1900	D	71.7%Bryan332,281	25.3%McKinley117,130	3.0%	+46.4%	463,319
1896	D	70.4%Bryan426,567	26.2%McKinley158,683	3.4%	+44.2%	606,026
1892	D	64.0%Cleveland431,497	17.4%Harrison117,247	18.6%incl. Weaver	+46.6%	673,935
1888	D	68.0%Cleveland91,587	31.8%Harrison42,801	0.3%	+36.2%	134,750
1884	D	58.3%Cleveland101,208	41.5%Blaine72,060	0.3%	+16.8%	173,747
1880	D	60.1%Hancock69,421	38.5%Garfield44,431	1.4%	+21.7%	115,416
1876	D	58.0%Tilden77,994	42.0%Hayes56,567	0.0%	+15.9%	134,563

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.
Indicator	Deep SouthAmerican Nation
Race & Ethnicity
White	54.7%
Black	24.4%
Asian	3.4%
Two or more races	11.5%
Other race	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%
Income & Age
Median household income	$71,434
Poverty rate	14.9%
Median age	39.1
Age 18–24	9.3%
Age 65 and older	17.3%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home	17.6%
Spanish	12.2%
Other Indo-European	1.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	English 9.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	American 8.0%
3rd-largest ancestry	German 7.9%
Religion
Catholic	11.5%County context
Evangelical Protestant	27.1%County context
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	47.0%County context
Mainline Protestant	5.4%County context
Black Protestant	5.3%County context

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

9.5%

American

8.0%

German

7.9%

Irish

7.6%

Italian

3.2%

French

1.5%

Scottish

1.1%

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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

4.8%

65–74

5.5%

6.0%

55–64

6.5%

5.9%

45–54

6.1%

6.5%

35–44

6.6%

6.7%

25–34

6.7%

4.8%

18–24

4.5%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,434

Deep South$71,434

United States$74,568

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.2%

Working age (18–64)13.4%

Seniors (65+)12.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.4%

speak English only

Spanish12.2%

Other Indo-European1.3%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.7%

Other Asian & Pacific Island0.6%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.5%

Other languages0.5%

Vietnamese0.5%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%

German or other West Germanic0.3%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.3%

Arabic0.3%

Korean0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Evangelical Protestant

27.1%

Catholic

11.5%

Mainline Protestant

5.4%

Black Protestant

5.3%

Other Christian

1.1%

Latter-day Saints

0.9%

Muslim

0.7%

Hindu

0.3%

Jewish

0.2%

Buddhist

0.2%

Orthodox Christian

0.2%

Other faiths

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted47.0%

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.

Deep South sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 78.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 43.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.2 points.

A population of 46,731,541, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,434 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Deep South, United States vote in 2024?

In 2024, Deep South, United States voted Republican by 13.2 points (R+13.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,990,749 votes cast, 8,983,123 went Democratic and 11,751,970 went Republican.

What is Deep South, United States's political typology?

Akashic places Deep South, United States 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 24 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.

When did Deep South, United States last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Deep South, United States voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Deep South, United States?

Deep South, United States has a population of 46,731,541 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Deep South, United States?

Median household income in Deep South, United States is $71,434 — below the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $74,568.

What is the political history of Deep South, United States?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Deep South, United States from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Deep South moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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