Mississippi 8th State House District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 26,3582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,3452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 8, 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 | 3,414 | 8,235 | 11,771 | ||
| R | 3,987 | 7,782 | 11,957 | ||
| R | 3,646 | 6,681 | 10,544 | ||
| R | 4,458 | 6,564 | 11,157 | ||
| R | 4,508 | 6,789 | 11,386 | ||
| R | 3,870 | 5,975 | 9,904 | ||
| R | 3,077 | 4,564 | 7,754 | ||
| R | 2,849 | 3,254 | 6,498 | ||
| R | 3,145 | 3,687 | 7,414 | ||
| R | 2,547 | 4,010 | 6,579 | ||
| R | 2,506 | 4,119 | 6,654 | ||
| D | 3,421 | 2,949 | 6,495 | ||
| D | 3,272 | 2,233 | 5,674 | ||
| R | 1,018 | 3,512 | 4,630 | ||
| O | 1,029 | 562 | 4,048 | ||
| R | 272 | 2,114 | 2,386 | ||
| O | 632 | 238 | 1,602 | ||
| D | 1,255 | 173 | 1,570 | ||
| D | 1,409 | 365 | 1,774 | ||
| O | 207 | 16 | 1,254 | ||
| D | 1,299 | 29 | 1,328 | ||
| D | 1,425 | 7 | 1,432 | ||
| D | 975 | 7 | 982 | ||
| D | 905 | 9 | 915 | ||
| D | 1,123 | 42 | 1,165 | ||
| D | 919 | 11 | 936 | ||
| D | 755 | 114 | 879 | ||
| D | 945 | 17 | 969 | ||
| D | 551 | 20 | 631 | ||
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| D | 888 | 36 | 929 | ||
| D | 982 | 69 | 1,084 | ||
| D | 695 | 25 | 940 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.7%
American
9.3%
German
6.5%
Irish
6.3%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 37.4 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
$69,345
State House District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 8$69,345
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.0%
Working age (18–64)15.6%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 8th State House District peaked at ninety-nine points in 1940; 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-four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $69,345 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 8, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 8, Mississippi voted Republican by 41.0 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,771 votes cast, 3,414 went Democratic and 8,235 went Republican.
What is State House District 8, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 8, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 8, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 8, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 8, Mississippi?
State House District 8, Mississippi has a population of 26,358 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 8, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 8, Mississippi is $69,345 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 8, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 8, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.