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Mississippi 51st State House District
presidential margin
2008D+50.02012D+58.12016D+51.62020D+51.52024D+48.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+48.9
2024
median income$30,654U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age38.8U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate36.1%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)18.1%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english2.2%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†79.9%
African1.0%
American9.2%
English2.8%
Irish2.2%
Mexican0.6%
religion

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

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

Mississippi 51st State House District

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Mississippi 51st State House DistrictHarrisD+48.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 51st State House DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 51st State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+48.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 51st State House District · D+48.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic74.0%6,703
Donald TrumpRepublican25.1%2,275
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other0.9%86
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 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 (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 51st State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Holmes County, MSDemocraticD+62.1
Humphreys County, MSDemocraticD+41.9
Leflore County, MSDemocraticD+38.4
Sharkey County, MSDemocraticD+36.8
Yazoo County, MSRepublicanR+2.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
74.0%Harris6,703
25.1%Trump2,275
0.9%Kennedy86
+48.9%
9,064
D
75.0%Biden8,462
23.5%Trump2,653
1.5%Jorgensen164
+51.5%
11,279
D
75.5%Clinton8,729
23.9%Trump2,759
0.7%Johnson77
+51.6%
11,565
D
79.0%Obama12,061
21.0%Romney3,199
0.0%
+58.1%
15,260
D
74.3%Obama10,675
24.3%McCain3,497
1.4%Nader198
+50.0%
14,370
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: +48.9% in 2024.+48.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+50.0%
2012+58.1%
2016+51.6%
2020+51.5%
2024+48.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DTimaka James-JonesState House · 51

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+62.1, this Jackson-area district ranks among the most reliably Democratic constituencies in the state, reflecting the dense urban and majority-Black electorate that anchors this corner of the legislative map.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.9 points.

A population of 23,860, a 16% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $30,654 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 47 and State House District 32.

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 47
Mississippi
99.6twin score
% Black2012–2016 trajectoryelasticity
State House District 32
Mississippi
98.9twin score
% Black2012–2016 trajectoryelasticity
State House District 26
Mississippi
98.8twin score
% Blackelasticity2012–2016 trajectory≠ American ancestry

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 51st State House District

counties it covers5
Holmes CountyHumphreys CountyLeflore CountySharkey CountyYazoo County

Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 51st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 51st State House District voted Democratic by 48.9 points (D+48.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,064 votes cast, 6,703 went Democratic and 2,275 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 51st State House District?
Mississippi 51st State House District has a population of 23,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 51st State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 51st State House District is $30,654 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 51st State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 51st State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.