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1876–2024
State House District 1·Mississippi

Mississippi 1st State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

A majority-Black delta district where Democrats run double digits ahead of statewide norms.

18762024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+76
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
22,997
2024 ACS

Mississippi 1st State House District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+76%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+76MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
22,9972024 5-year
Median household income
$52,5032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+77 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−75.9%
1,2649,50110,847
R
−71.9%
1,4749,42111,060
R
−70.2%
1,4038,55910,196
R
−54.9%
2,1247,5269,831
R
−48.8%
2,5247,56410,318
R
−28.1%
3,5536,37610,057
R
−19.0%
3,3885,0158,575
R
−0.6%
3,3363,3847,476
D
+4.8%
4,6554,1859,807
R
−5.8%
3,9874,4828,518
R
−12.9%
3,4624,4938,017
D
+23.1%
5,2183,1938,763
D
+31.1%
4,6292,3897,204
R
−77.0%
5804,7555,421
O
−5.3%
5358876,630
R
−31.3%
1,2292,3483,576
D
+34.8%
1,6706272,994
D
+51.4%
1,9936112,691
D
+42.7%
2,0358182,853
O
+31.8%
8171032,247
D
+71.1%
1,7552962,052
D
+83.4%
1,8531642,024
D
+88.5%
1,8781101,998
D
+88.7%
1,9061112,024
D
+33.2%
1,1405711,712
D
+65.8%
1,3862851,672
D
+41.3%
9944051,425
D
+73.0%
1,1811761,376
D
+74.2%
808641,003
No data
No data
D
+71.9%
762124887
D
+85.8%
92069992
D
+76.0%
66660797
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
16.9%
English
13.4%
Irish
11.9%
German
4.7%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.0%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
35.4%
Other Christian
12.8%
Methodist
7.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Mississippi Delta, this district's demographics consistently produce some of the widest Democratic presidential margins in the state, reflecting the region's majority-African American population and its long history of lopsided legislative contests.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 1st State House District peaked at eighty-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1996 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one point. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $52,503 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 1, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 1, Mississippi voted Republican by 75.9 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,847 votes cast, 1,264 went Democratic and 9,501 went Republican.
What is State House District 1, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 1, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 1, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 1, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 1, Mississippi?
State House District 1, Mississippi has a population of 22,997 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 1, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 1, Mississippi is $52,503 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 1, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 1, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.