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Mississippi 23rd State House District
presidential margin
2008R+43.22012R+44.72016R+54.12020R+56.12024R+61.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+61.3
2024
median income$51,422U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate19.8%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.8%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english4.1%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English16.9%
American11.6%
Irish9.2%
African American†16.9%
African0.2%
Mexican2.8%
Guatemalan0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Calhoun County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Mississippi 23rd State House District

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Mississippi 23rd State House DistrictTrumpR+61.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 23rd State House DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 23rd State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+61.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 23rd State House District · R+61.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.3%9,184
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.9%2,166
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other0.8%93
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 23rd State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Calhoun County, MSRepublicanR+48.0
Lafayette County, MSRepublicanR+21.8
Pontotoc County, MSRepublicanR+67.7
Webster County, MSRepublicanR+65.2
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
18.9%Harris2,166
80.3%Trump9,184
0.8%Kennedy93
−61.3%
11,443
R
21.4%Biden2,577
77.5%Trump9,315
1.0%Jorgensen124
−56.1%
12,016
R
22.0%Clinton2,432
76.1%Trump8,410
1.9%Johnson215
−54.1%
11,057
R
27.7%Obama3,148
72.3%Romney8,237
0.0%
−44.7%
11,385
R
27.6%Obama3,268
70.8%McCain8,389
1.6%Nader193
−43.2%
11,850
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −61.3% in 2024.−61.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−43.2%
2012−44.7%
2016−54.1%
2020−56.1%
2024−61.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RPerry BaileyState House · 23

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+61.3 in 2024, compared with R+43.2 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 44.9% in the 2020 US Religion Census.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 61.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.3 points.

A population of 23,504, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,422 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 18 and State House District 13.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 18
Mississippi
98.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 13
Mississippi
98.4twin score
2008–2024 trajectory% Evangelical
State House District 30
Arkansas
97.3twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% Evangelical

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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Places within Mississippi 23rd State House District

counties it covers4
Calhoun CountyLafayette CountyPontotoc CountyWebster County

Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 23rd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 23rd State House District voted Republican by 61.3 points (R+61.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,443 votes cast, 2,166 went Democratic and 9,184 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 23rd State House District?
Mississippi 23rd State House District has a population of 23,504 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 23rd State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 23rd State House District is $51,422 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 23rd State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 23rd State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.