Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Oktibbeha County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Mississippi 38th State House District
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Mississippi 38th State House DistrictHarrisD+18.3
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
58.3%
5,259
Donald TrumpRepublican
40.0%
3,608
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other
1.6%
147
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 38th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Clay County, MS
Democratic
D+10.4
Lowndes County, MS
Republican
R+8.2
Oktibbeha County, MS
Republican
R+0.3
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
58.3%Harris5,259
40.0%Trump3,608
1.6%Kennedy147
+18.3%
9,014
D
61.9%Biden6,274
35.9%Trump3,634
2.2%Jorgensen226
+26.1%
10,134
D
60.1%Clinton5,665
36.7%Trump3,456
3.3%Johnson308
+23.4%
9,429
D
62.1%Obama5,958
37.9%Romney3,633
0.0%
+24.2%
9,591
D
59.8%Obama5,874
39.1%McCain3,838
1.1%Nader108
+20.7%
9,820
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+20.7%
2012
+24.2%
2016
+23.4%
2020
+26.1%
2024
+18.3%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DCheikh TaylorState House · 38
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Mississippi House District 38 leans heavily Democratic in presidential contests, reflecting a dense urban constituency that has posted double-digit margins consistently. Its compact geography within the Jackson metro ties electoral outcomes closely to city-level turnout dynamics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.3 points.
A population of 25,167, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,048 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 70 and State House District 83.
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Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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How did Mississippi 38th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 38th State House District voted Democratic by 18.3 points (D+18.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,014 votes cast, 5,259 went Democratic and 3,608 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 38th State House District?
Mississippi 38th State House District has a population of 25,167 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 38th State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 38th State House District is $37,048 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 38th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 38th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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