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State House District 58·Mississippi

Mississippi 58th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 17 points.

One of Mississippi's most reliably one-sided legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+17
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
5,758
2024 ACS

Mississippi 58th State House District, Mississippi: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
5,7582024 5-year
Median household income
$83,4412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.7%2024 5-year
Black
37.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+97 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+86 in 1964MIT Election Lab
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−17.2%
1,1711,6682,885
R
−11.8%
1,2601,6032,907
R
−15.8%
1,0491,4582,585
R
−15.7%
1,0691,4702,557
R
−15.6%
1,0231,4032,438
R
−29.1%
6841,2511,946
R
−29.2%
5379861,540
R
−20.7%
4827461,273
R
−14.5%
4846611,223
R
−15.9%
4255881,022
R
−7.4%
413480901
D
+11.3%
393311724
D
+12.3%
322250584
R
−17.8%
179260455
D
+38.5%
23345488
R
−85.7%
13169182
O
+8.1%
3927148
O
+25.8%
5119124
R
−2.6%
7377151
O
+1.0%
43101
D
+90.4%
995104
D
+93.6%
1053109
D
+96.9%
95296
D
+92.4%
76379
D
+84.7%
78685
D
+86.4%
82688
D
+87.0%
43346
D
+88.4%
40243
D
+86.8%
34138
No data
No data
D
+81.6%
34338
D
+81.8%
39344
D
+94.7%
36038
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
11.9%
Irish
8.5%
American
6.1%
German
5.1%
French
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
27.7%
Other Christian
12.3%
Methodist
10.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
4.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 46 points, District 58 sits among the most politically homogeneous state house seats in Mississippi, where candidate recruitment and primary dynamics tend to matter more than general-election competition.

The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Mississippi 58th State House District, by a seven points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty-six points in 1964. The 2024 margin was seventeen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Mississippi 58th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,441, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 58, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 58, Mississippi voted Republican by 17.2 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,885 votes cast, 1,171 went Democratic and 1,668 went Republican.
What is State House District 58, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 58, 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 58, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 58, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 58, Mississippi?
State House District 58, Mississippi has a population of 5,758 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 58, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 58, Mississippi is $83,441 — above the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 58, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 58, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.