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State House District 27·Mississippi

Mississippi 27th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 19 points.

One of Mississippi's most Democratic state house seats

18762024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+19
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
57,060
2024 ACS

Mississippi 27th State House District, Mississippi: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
57,0602024 5-year
Median household income
$73,6152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.5%2024 5-year
Black
37.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+98 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+90 in 1964MIT Election Lab
4 counties · 0 D · 4 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−18.8%
10,66515,68226,715
R
−12.9%
11,81215,36827,547
R
−15.8%
10,13814,07424,836
R
−13.9%
10,72414,22625,111
R
−14.5%
10,42813,99224,550
R
−26.9%
7,33212,77920,215
R
−25.8%
6,03610,28716,480
R
−14.5%
5,6717,70014,012
R
−12.9%
5,9097,79714,685
R
−18.8%
5,1697,57512,823
R
−15.6%
5,2077,14412,419
D
+6.2%
5,8715,17211,262
D
+9.1%
5,0084,1559,372
R
−42.5%
2,0905,3047,567
O
+22.8%
2,6297088,442
R
−89.9%
2454,6074,852
O
+15.7%
1,0715093,578
D
+55.0%
2,1183803,160
D
+35.6%
2,4491,1623,611
O
+4.8%
160312,680
D
+94.9%
2,675702,745
D
+96.6%
2,731452,780
D
+97.7%
2,476252,508
D
+96.3%
2,009332,051
D
+82.7%
1,9881882,176
D
+88.5%
1,580871,687
D
+78.9%
1,1461261,293
D
+91.2%
1,317471,392
D
+87.3%
934171,050
No data
No data
D
+87.4%
970561,046
D
+83.5%
1,135941,246
D
+71.0%
770121,067
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.4%
American
8.0%
Irish
7.7%
German
4.3%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other languages1.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
33.3%
Other Christian
9.6%
Methodist
9.2%
Mainline Protestant
3.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of nearly D+40, this district ranks among the most heavily Democratic constituencies in the state, a pattern typically associated with majority-Black urban or Delta-region demographics.

The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Mississippi 27th State House District, by a sixteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at ninety points in 1964. The 2024 margin was nineteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Mississippi 27th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $73,615, and a 14% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 27, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 27, Mississippi voted Republican by 18.8 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,715 votes cast, 10,665 went Democratic and 15,682 went Republican.
What is State House District 27, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 27, Mississippi as a "Old Confederacy" 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 27, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 27, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 27, Mississippi?
State House District 27, Mississippi has a population of 57,060 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 27, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 27, Mississippi is $73,615 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 27, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 27, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.