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Mississippi 36th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+28.22012D+32.52016D+24.22020D+24.02024D+18.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+18.6
2024
median income$42,108U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age40.5U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate23.8%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.2%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english1.5%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†61.1%
African1.2%
English8.8%
American5.2%
Irish4.0%
religion

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

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

Mississippi 36th State House District

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Mississippi 36th State House DistrictHarrisD+18.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 36th State House DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 36th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+18.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 36th State House District · D+18.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic58.8%6,690
Donald TrumpRepublican40.3%4,579
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other0.9%105
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 36th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Chickasaw County, MSRepublicanR+13.7
Clay County, MSDemocraticD+10.4
Monroe County, MSRepublicanR+35.9
Oktibbeha County, MSRepublicanR+0.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
58.8%Harris6,690
40.3%Trump4,579
0.9%Kennedy105
+18.6%
11,374
D
61.2%Biden7,723
37.3%Trump4,698
1.5%Jorgensen189
+24.0%
12,610
D
61.5%Clinton7,574
37.3%Trump4,596
1.2%Johnson142
+24.2%
12,312
D
66.3%Obama9,235
33.7%Romney4,704
0.0%
+32.5%
13,939
D
63.5%Obama9,220
35.2%McCain5,120
1.3%Nader188
+28.2%
14,528
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: +18.6% in 2024.+18.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+28.2%
2012+32.5%
2016+24.2%
2020+24.0%
2024+18.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DKarl GibbsState House · 36

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in the Mississippi Delta, this heavily Black-population district has returned Democratic presidential margins well above 15 points in recent cycles, reflecting the region's long-standing partisan alignment rooted in demographic composition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.

A population of 23,869, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,108 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 98 and State House District 42.

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 98
Mississippi
98.4twin score
% Black2008–2012 trajectorymedian income
State House District 42
Mississippi
98.3twin score
% Black2012 marginmedian income
State House District 41
South Carolina
97.6twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory

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 36th State House District

counties it covers4
Chickasaw CountyClay CountyMonroe CountyOktibbeha County

Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 36th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 36th State House District voted Democratic by 18.6 points (D+18.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,374 votes cast, 6,690 went Democratic and 4,579 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 36th State House District?
Mississippi 36th State House District has a population of 23,869 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 36th State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 36th State House District is $42,108 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 36th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 36th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.