Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Tate County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Mississippi 8th State House District
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Mississippi 8th State House DistrictTrumpR+51.9
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
75.5%
8,435
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
23.6%
2,637
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other
1.0%
107
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 8th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Lafayette County, MS
Republican
R+21.8
Tate County, MS
Republican
R+43.8
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
23.6%Harris2,637
75.5%Trump8,435
1.0%Kennedy107
−51.9%
11,179
R
27.5%Biden3,099
71.0%Trump8,009
1.5%Jorgensen174
−43.5%
11,282
R
28.4%Clinton2,773
69.8%Trump6,810
1.8%Johnson179
−41.4%
9,762
R
34.9%Obama3,321
65.1%Romney6,187
0.0%
−30.1%
9,508
R
34.4%Obama3,560
64.4%McCain6,665
1.2%Nader126
−30.0%
10,351
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−30.0%
2012
−30.1%
2016
−41.4%
2020
−43.5%
2024
−51.9%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RTrey LamarState House · 8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 50 points, District 8 sits among the state's most one-sided constituencies, reflecting the deeply conservative rural alignment common across this part of Mississippi.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 51.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.9 points.
A population of 23,708, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,874 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 13 and State House District 36.
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Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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How did Mississippi 8th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 8th State House District voted Republican by 51.9 points (R+51.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,179 votes cast, 2,637 went Democratic and 8,435 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 8th State House District?
Mississippi 8th State House District has a population of 23,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 8th State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 8th State House District is $72,874 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 8th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 8th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
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