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State House District 54·Mississippi

Mississippi 54th State House District votes the way the country votes.

One of Mississippi's most reliably Republican state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+3
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
36,979
2024 ACS

Mississippi 54th State House District, Mississippi: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
BellwetherAkashic typology
Population
36,9792024 5-year
Median household income
$51,7322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
43.9%2024 5-year
Black
52.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+74 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−3.4%
7,1897,70015,069
D
+2.5%
8,7968,36917,367
D
+1.4%
8,1397,91616,311
D
+6.5%
9,6648,47218,260
D
+1.3%
9,3279,07918,515
R
−11.5%
7,4769,44917,152
R
−11.2%
7,1018,92116,310
D
+1.7%
7,6607,38616,043
R
−5.8%
7,4078,42617,522
R
−16.7%
7,0369,98617,702
R
−18.1%
7,38610,68718,269
R
−5.6%
7,3858,28016,055
R
−8.8%
5,9757,18213,672
R
−45.9%
3,2449,09012,738
O
+16.9%
3,9801,82712,717
R
−74.4%
1,0126,8797,891
O
+1.1%
1,7501,6865,640
D
+1.8%
1,6161,5304,724
R
−10.6%
2,3052,8495,154
O
+1.8%
2181503,684
D
+87.4%
3,1062093,315
D
+91.6%
3,0721343,207
D
+95.1%
3,038753,117
D
+91.5%
2,4811042,598
D
+76.8%
2,6663493,015
D
+78.0%
1,7762201,996
D
+80.0%
1,1481211,284
D
+90.9%
1,326591,394
D
+86.2%
1,157361,301
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D
+81.1%
982951,094
D
+74.2%
1,1541341,374
D
+83.1%
82336947
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.5%
English
8.4%
Irish
5.0%
German
3.2%
French
1.3%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
0.9%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
2.9%
5.3%
65–74
5.6%
6.2%
55–64
6.7%
6.2%
45–54
5.9%
7.6%
35–44
6.2%
6.9%
25–34
5.7%
4.2%
18–24
3.9%
8.9%
5–17
8.3%
2.9%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$51,732
State House District 54 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 54$51,732
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.5%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
32.0%
Other Christian
10.3%
Methodist
10.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 38 points, this district of roughly 23,000 residents sits firmly in the Republican column, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns common across rural Mississippi.

The Democratic margin in Mississippi 54th State House District has rarely exceeded ninety-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 44% non-Hispanic-white share, a 23% poverty rate, and a median household income of $51,732 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 54, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 54, Mississippi voted Republican by 3.4 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,069 votes cast, 7,189 went Democratic and 7,700 went Republican.
What is State House District 54, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 54, Mississippi as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 54, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 54, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 54, Mississippi?
State House District 54, Mississippi has a population of 36,979 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 54, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 54, Mississippi is $51,732 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 54, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 54, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.