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State House District 2·Mississippi

Mississippi 2nd State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Mississippi's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+68
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
18,493
2024 ACS

Mississippi 2nd State House District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+68MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
18,4932024 5-year
Median household income
$51,2602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.6%2024 5-year
Black
10.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+69 in 1972MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−68.3%
1,2566,8268,150
R
−63.5%
1,5006,9138,518
R
−61.8%
1,4486,3747,973
R
−51.2%
1,8945,9927,998
R
−44.0%
2,2275,8278,188
R
−22.3%
2,9424,6577,680
R
−17.4%
2,7283,9126,816
D
+0.0%
2,6772,6755,912
D
+0.9%
3,4373,3707,624
R
−10.8%
2,8773,5826,527
R
−19.1%
2,6223,8856,622
D
+8.3%
3,3662,8026,793
D
+33.1%
3,7731,8505,809
R
−69.0%
5303,0913,712
O
−6.9%
6059494,954
R
−27.6%
1,0341,8212,855
D
+49.9%
1,6474422,414
D
+56.9%
1,6954462,196
D
+47.8%
1,7666232,389
O
+29.8%
546491,667
D
+85.6%
1,4391111,551
D
+91.2%
1,582721,655
D
+95.3%
1,292291,325
D
+93.9%
1,327391,372
D
+64.1%
8261811,006
D
+78.2%
9861201,107
D
+56.7%
721191934
D
+83.5%
78367857
D
+87.2%
54522600
No data
No data
D
+79.1%
41547465
D
+88.0%
49931532
D
+82.7%
37228416
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
18.6%
Irish
10.4%
English
10.2%
German
4.1%
Italian
1.3%
Scottish
1.3%
French
0.6%
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
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
42.1%
Other Christian
20.9%
Methodist
7.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 2nd State House District peaked at ninety-five points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seventeen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $51,260 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 2, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 2, Mississippi voted Republican by 68.3 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,150 votes cast, 1,256 went Democratic and 6,826 went Republican.
What is State House District 2, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 2, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 11 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 2, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 2, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 2, Mississippi?
State House District 2, Mississippi has a population of 18,493 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 2, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 2, Mississippi is $51,260 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 2, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 2, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.