Mississippi 15th State House District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,4902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $51,4842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 1972MIT Election Lab
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,157 | 6,136 | 7,353 | ||
| R | 1,366 | 6,037 | 7,506 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 5,402 | 6,786 | ||
| R | 1,466 | 4,938 | 6,487 | ||
| R | 1,559 | 5,084 | 6,726 | ||
| R | 1,390 | 4,432 | 5,875 | ||
| R | 1,448 | 3,450 | 4,971 | ||
| R | 1,357 | 2,242 | 4,029 | ||
| R | 1,550 | 2,402 | 4,373 | ||
| R | 1,449 | 2,581 | 4,045 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 2,708 | 3,995 | ||
| D | 2,351 | 1,671 | 4,078 | ||
| D | 2,125 | 1,173 | 3,393 | ||
| R | 255 | 2,339 | 2,615 | ||
| O | 313 | 383 | 3,204 | ||
| R | 367 | 1,411 | 1,778 | ||
| D | 828 | 171 | 1,413 | ||
| D | 1,213 | 175 | 1,470 | ||
| D | 1,192 | 339 | 1,531 | ||
| O | 182 | 15 | 1,001 | ||
| D | 897 | 45 | 942 | ||
| D | 1,135 | 37 | 1,173 | ||
| D | 1,195 | 49 | 1,248 | ||
| D | 973 | 16 | 993 | ||
| D | 803 | 136 | 940 | ||
| D | 630 | 45 | 675 | ||
| D | 518 | 229 | 757 | ||
| D | 687 | 57 | 746 | ||
| D | 527 | 25 | 617 | ||
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| D | 383 | 95 | 508 | ||
| D | 493 | 33 | 535 | ||
| D | 241 | 5 | 482 | ||
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Demographics
Mississippi 15th 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 15th State House District peaked at ninety-six points in 1932; 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 thirty-six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $51,484 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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State House District 15, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/28015/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.