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Mississippi 2nd State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

American17.6%10.0%5.3%

Irish9.9%7.4%9.4%

English9.7%10.6%9.5%

German3.9%5.1%12.5%

Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%

Scottish1.2%1.6%1.3%

Dutch0.9%——

French0.6%1.7%1.6%

African American†16.7%35.3%9.9%

Mexican2.3%1.9%11.3%

Guatemalan1.2%0.2%0.5%

Honduran0.7%0.2%0.3%

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

Measure	MS HD 2	Mississippi	United States
Median age	42.3	38.6	39.1
Age 18–24	7.8%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.0%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MS HD 2	Mississippi	United States
Median household income	$48,259	$56,447	$84,427
Poverty rate	16.1%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.6%	25.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MS HD 2	Mississippi	United States
Owner-occupied homes	62.2%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	37.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$155,900	$169,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$638	$954	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	38.4%	51.3%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	11.9%	14.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MS HD 2	Mississippi	United States
Mean commute	20.0 min	25.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	5.5%	7.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.8%	81.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	3.3%	5.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MS HD 2	Mississippi	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.7%	4.3%	22.3%
Spanish	2.3%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MS HD 2	Mississippi	United States
Catholic	—	3.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	39.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	40.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MS HD 2	Mississippi	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.0%	2.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.0%	1.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.0%	1.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.3%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.473	0.482	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic18.6%1,800TrumpRepublican80.5%7,789OtherAll other candidates0.9%86

R+61.9

Lead: 5,989
Total: 9,675
vs nation: R+60.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic21.1%2,151TrumpRepublican77.4%7,886OtherAll other candidates1.5%155

R+56.3

Lead: 5,735
Total: 10,192
vs nation: R+60.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic22.1%2,088TrumpRepublican75.9%7,178OtherAll other candidates2.1%194

R+53.8

Lead: 5,090
Total: 9,460
vs nation: R+55.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic28.3%2,726RomneyRepublican70.1%6,756OtherAll other candidates1.6%157

R+41.8

Lead: 4,030
Total: 9,639
vs nation: R+45.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic32.3%3,224McCainRepublican65.9%6,575OtherAll other candidates1.8%177

R+33.6

Lead: 3,351
Total: 9,976
vs nation: R+40.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic44.3%4,249BushRepublican54.5%5,235OtherAll other candidates1.2%116

R+10.3

Lead: 986
Total: 9,600
vs nation: R+7.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic46.0%3,931BushRepublican51.6%4,406OtherAll other candidates2.5%210

R+5.6

Lead: 475
Total: 8,547
vs nation: R+6.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic50.7%3,852DoleRepublican39.6%3,012OtherAll other candidates9.7%739

D+11.0

Lead: 840
Total: 7,603
vs nation: D+2.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+61.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,0892024 5-year
Population density: 107 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 216 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $48,2592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 74.7%2024 5-year
Black: 16.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+96.3 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+63.2 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 3, MS · twin score 97.7

presidential history

Party record book

Mississippi 2nd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

98.2%

1,860 votes · D+96.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 97.5%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

80.5%

7,789 votes · R+61.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 80.1%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

5,461votes

70.2% of the vote · D+43.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · 4,935 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

7,886votes

77.4% of the vote · R+56.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 7,789 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

+108.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+83.6 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +108.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+60.7pts R vs U.S.

Place R+56.3 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +60.4 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RBrad MattoxState House · 2

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	14.8%1,487	85.2%8,534	10,021
2020	R	16.0%1,644	84.0%8,606	10,250
2018	R	18.8%1,285	81.2%5,544	6,829

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61.9, this northeast Mississippi district ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting the rural, predominantly white demographic patterns common to the region's hill-country counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 63.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.9 points.

A population of 23,089, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,259 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 3 and State House District 77.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 3

2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical

State House District 77

2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ population scale

State House District 4

2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical≠ American ancestry

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. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 2nd State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mississippi 2nd State House District voted Republican by 61.9 points (R+61.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,675 votes cast, 1,800 went Democratic and 7,789 went Republican.

When did Mississippi 2nd State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 2nd State House District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Mississippi 2nd State House District?

Mississippi 2nd State House District has a population of 23,089 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Mississippi 2nd State House District?

Median household income in Mississippi 2nd State House District is $48,259 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Mississippi 2nd State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 2nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.