Mississippi 4th State House District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,0252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,2812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 4, MSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,921 | 10,015 | 12,016 | ||
| R | 2,383 | 10,111 | 12,636 | ||
| R | 2,273 | 9,136 | 11,632 | ||
| R | 2,880 | 8,500 | 11,544 | ||
| R | 3,286 | 8,671 | 12,161 | ||
| R | 3,891 | 7,559 | 11,560 | ||
| R | 3,720 | 6,545 | 10,431 | ||
| R | 3,789 | 4,045 | 8,701 | ||
| R | 4,498 | 5,447 | 11,007 | ||
| R | 3,814 | 5,659 | 9,545 | ||
| R | 3,346 | 5,862 | 9,271 | ||
| D | 4,880 | 4,172 | 9,444 | ||
| D | 5,382 | 2,437 | 8,002 | ||
| R | 727 | 4,857 | 5,689 | ||
| O | 843 | 871 | 7,353 | ||
| R | 1,282 | 3,024 | 4,305 | ||
| D | 2,429 | 618 | 3,610 | ||
| D | 3,073 | 420 | 3,608 | ||
| D | 3,403 | 696 | 4,100 | ||
| O | 588 | 81 | 2,648 | ||
| D | 2,967 | 159 | 3,126 | ||
| D | 2,719 | 84 | 2,803 | ||
| D | 2,009 | 28 | 2,038 | ||
| D | 2,367 | 64 | 2,436 | ||
| D | 1,703 | 352 | 2,054 | ||
| D | 1,704 | 132 | 1,881 | ||
| D | 1,169 | 294 | 1,492 | ||
| D | 1,780 | 102 | 1,895 | ||
| D | 1,218 | 40 | 1,354 | ||
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| D | 1,054 | 120 | 1,190 | ||
| D | 1,211 | 112 | 1,332 | ||
| D | 866 | 93 | 1,166 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.5%
Irish
10.6%
American
10.3%
German
6.7%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.7%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,281
State House District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 4$52,281
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.5%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)7.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other languages0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mississippi 4th State House District sits in the Deep South. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 2 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 4th State House District peaked at ninety-seven points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $52,281 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 4, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 4, Mississippi voted Republican by 67.4 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,016 votes cast, 1,921 went Democratic and 10,015 went Republican.
What is State House District 4, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 4, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 4, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 4, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 4, Mississippi?
State House District 4, Mississippi has a population of 27,025 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 4, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 4, Mississippi is $52,281 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 4, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 4, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.