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1892–2024
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american nationsDeep South

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004R+14.0
2008R+5.9
2012R+7.9
2016R+9.4
2020R+7.3
2024R+13.2
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 61.9% of 33,903,795 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
20248,984,27111,752,578235,84420,972,69333,903,79561.9%
20209,644,05811,189,656271,00621,104,72032,557,06164.8%
20167,863,0669,566,935625,34418,055,34530,841,33058.5%
20127,787,6969,140,800190,27217,118,76829,299,89958.4%
20087,956,9498,967,506146,00917,070,46428,049,60260.9%
20046,445,8778,557,489113,30515,116,67126,799,305†56.4%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for Deep SouthDeep South: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: R+13.2 in 2024.
500 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households

Who lives here

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

English9.5%
American8.0%
German7.9%
Irish7.6%
Italian3.2%
French1.7%
Scottish1.6%
Polish1.1%
African0.7%
Jamaican0.5%
Haitian0.4%
Nigerian0.3%
Mexican7.9%
Puerto Rican2.6%
Cuban1.0%
Colombian0.6%
Salvadoran0.6%
Venezuelan0.5%
Honduran0.5%
Dominican0.4%
Asian Indian0.9%
Vietnamese0.6%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.4%
Korean0.2%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

MeasureDeep South
Median age39.1
Age 18–249.3%
Age 65 and older17.3%

Household economy

MeasureDeep South
Median household income$71,434
Poverty rate14.9%

Languages at home

MeasureDeep South
Speaks a non-English language at home17.6%
Spanish12.2%
Other Indo-European1.3%

Religious landscape

County context
MeasureDeep South
Catholic11.5%
Evangelical Protestant27.1%
Unclaimed / not counted47.0%
Mainline Protestant5.4%
Black Protestant5.3%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

Deep South, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −13.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−13.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
R
42.8%Harris8,984,271
56.0%Trump11,752,578
1.1%
R+13.2R+5.9R+11.720,972,693
R
45.7%Biden9,644,058
53.0%Trump11,189,656
1.3%
R+7.3D+2.1R+11.821,104,720
R
43.5%Clinton7,863,066
53.0%Trump9,566,935
3.5%
R+9.4R+1.5R+11.518,055,345
R
45.5%Obama7,787,696
53.4%Romney9,140,800
1.1%
R+7.9R+2.0R+11.817,118,768
R
46.6%Obama7,956,949
52.5%McCain8,967,506
0.9%
R+5.9D+8.0R+13.217,070,464
R
42.6%Kerry6,445,877
56.6%Bush8,557,489
0.7%
R+14.0R+4.2R+11.515,116,671
R
44.0%Gore5,534,734
53.8%Bush6,768,939
2.1%
R+9.8R+10.1R+10.312,572,921
D
46.3%Clinton5,214,984
46.0%Dole5,184,580
7.8%
D+0.3D+2.1R+8.311,274,670
R
41.2%Clinton4,860,566
42.9%Bush5,071,238
15.9%
R+1.8D+15.9R+7.311,811,250
R
40.7%Dukakis4,044,191
58.4%Bush5,799,477
0.9%
R+17.7D+5.9R+9.99,930,621
R
38.0%Mondale3,823,470
61.6%Reagan6,199,704
0.5%
R+23.6R+19.7R+5.410,068,668
R
46.4%Carter4,160,185
50.2%Reagan4,506,701
3.4%
R+3.9R+14.6D+5.98,973,033
D
54.8%Carter4,359,178
44.1%Ford3,503,938
1.1%
D+10.8D+53.9D+8.77,952,814
R
27.8%McGovern1,871,126
71.0%Nixon4,773,308
1.2%
R+43.2R+43.8R+20.06,723,912
O
29.4%Humphrey1,915,282
28.7%Nixon1,873,484
41.9%
Wallace +12.5D+14.1D+1.36,522,606
R
42.0%Johnson2,226,863
55.5%Goldwater2,941,590
2.5%
R+13.5R+20.0R+36.15,302,231
D
50.7%Kennedy2,084,242
44.1%Nixon1,814,458
5.3%
D+6.6D+0.3D+6.44,114,895
D
50.3%Stevenson1,710,601
44.0%Eisenhower1,496,903
5.7%
D+6.3R+4.4D+21.73,400,368
D
55.3%Stevenson1,888,348
44.6%Eisenhower1,523,404
0.1%
D+10.7R+14.5D+21.43,415,023
D
44.0%Truman883,018
18.8%Dewey377,561
37.3%
D+25.2R+36.8D+20.72,008,964
D
79.1%Roosevelt1,390,316
17.2%Dewey301,588
3.7%
D+62.0R+8.4D+54.51,756,601
D
85.1%Roosevelt1,532,934
14.7%Willkie265,406
0.2%
D+70.4R+7.7D+60.41,801,230
D
88.8%Roosevelt1,357,404
10.8%Landon165,297
0.3%
D+78.0R+0.2D+53.81,527,903
D
88.8%Roosevelt1,241,158
10.6%Hoover147,639
0.6%
D+78.2D+57.5D+60.41,397,870
D
60.1%Smith730,112
39.3%Hoover478,201
0.6%
D+20.7R+36.4D+38.21,215,787
D
75.5%Davis650,968
18.4%Coolidge158,676
6.1%
D+57.1D+11.2D+82.3861,860
D
69.8%Cox635,147
23.8%Harding216,964
6.4%
D+45.9R+18.7D+72.1910,084
D
80.1%Wilson546,987
15.4%Hughes105,148
4.5%
D+64.7R+3.2D+61.6682,961
D
75.5%Wilson406,960
7.7%Taft41,263
16.8%
D+67.9D+23.4D+48.3538,856
D
68.6%Bryan286,095
24.2%Taft100,748
7.2%
D+44.4R+9.8D+54.0417,077
D
73.7%Parker279,186
19.4%Roosevelt73,674
6.9%
D+54.2D+7.8D+73.9378,916
D
71.7%Bryan332,281
25.3%McKinley117,130
3.0%
D+46.4D+2.2D+54.0463,319
D
70.4%Bryan426,567
26.2%McKinley158,683
3.4%
D+44.2R+2.4D+50.3606,026
D
64.0%Cleveland431,497
17.4%Harrison117,247
18.6%
D+46.6—D+45.0673,935

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. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greater Appalachia and New France.

Political twins — American Nations

The American Nations whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Greater Appalachia
88.7twin score
% Evangelical2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Black
New France
56.8twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic
The Midlands
39.6twin score
2012–2020 trajectorypopulation scale≠ % Evangelical

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap.

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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 20,972,693 votes cast, 8,984,271 went Democratic and 11,752,578 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Deep South, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.