Tunica, MS
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+36.2 |
| 2012 | D+41.9 |
| 2016 | D+17.5 |
| 2020 | D+15.4 |
| 2024 | R+24.9 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 838 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+24.9 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $39,282 |
| County | Tunica County |
| State | MS |
Place narrative
Tunica once anchored Mississippi's Gulf Coast-rivaling casino strip along the river, but population has contracted sharply since the mid-1990s peak, leaving a majority-Black small town navigating the aftermath of a boom-and-bust economic cycle.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −24.9% | 130 | 217 | 2 | 349 |
| 2020 | D | +15.4% | 226 | 165 | 4 | 395 |
| 2016 | D | +17.5% | 236 | 165 | 5 | 406 |
| 2012 | D | +41.9% | 361 | 147 | 3 | 511 |
| 2008 | D | +36.2% | 344 | 159 | 8 | 511 |
| 2004† | D | +19.4% | 222 | 150 | 0 | 372 |
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 | 55.7% |
| Black | 43.1% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.7% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $39,282 |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% |
| Median age | 53.4 |
| Age 18–29 | 6.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 35.2% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 32.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 0.7% |
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 Tunica County county page and the MS state page.