Richton, MS
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+46.0 |
| 2012 | R+46.0 |
| 2016 | R+60.4 |
| 2020 | R+62.6 |
| 2024 | R+65.5 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,220 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+65.5 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $35,057 |
| County | Perry County |
| State | MS |
Place narrative
Richton anchors Perry County, a rural slice of the Piney Woods where the working-class electorate has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, mirroring broader trends across rural south Mississippi.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −65.5% | 73 | 362 | 6 | 441 |
| 2020 | R | −62.6% | 85 | 376 | 4 | 465 |
| 2016 | R | −60.4% | 82 | 338 | 4 | 424 |
| 2012 | R | −46.0% | 132 | 361 | 5 | 498 |
| 2008 | R | −46.0% | 121 | 333 | 7 | 461 |
| 2004† | R | −50.2% | 100 | 307 | 5 | 412 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 66.5% |
| Black | 31.1% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.7% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $35,057 |
| Poverty rate | 27.6% |
| Median age | 44.5 |
| Age 18–29 | 10.1% |
| Age 65 and older | 30.2% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 22.8% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.7% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Perry County county page and the MS state page.