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State House District 60·Mississippi

Mississippi 60th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 47 points.

One of Mississippi's most reliably Republican legislative seats

18762024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+47
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
23,721
2024 ACS

Mississippi 60th State House District, Mississippi: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+47MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
23,7212024 5-year
Median household income
$79,3572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.4%2024 5-year
Black
20.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+98 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+91 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
−47.0%
2,6977,60010,436
R
−45.3%
2,8147,60010,572
R
−52.4%
2,1077,0459,424
R
−52.2%
2,2387,2349,578
R
−53.5%
2,1467,1899,423
R
−58.6%
1,6436,4298,172
R
−60.2%
1,2024,9256,187
R
−45.1%
1,2863,6715,290
R
−45.2%
1,2183,6645,407
R
−57.2%
9263,4254,368
R
−58.4%
8773,3444,227
R
−34.2%
1,2022,4863,753
R
−24.2%
1,0361,7182,819
R
−71.8%
2861,8202,136
O
+6.9%
2951681,840
R
−91.5%
501,1261,176
O
+0.7%
127122714
D
+31.9%
23083461
D
+14.6%
310231541
O
+1.5%
93412
D
+91.9%
35415369
D
+96.6%
3155321
D
+94.1%
2818290
D
+93.2%
2298237
D
+76.0%
19827225
D
+95.4%
2115216
D
+90.8%
1356142
D
+97.6%
1651168
D
+93.0%
1071114
No data
No data
D
+88.5%
1227130
D
+85.8%
15611169
D
+77.6%
1128134
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
14.1%
Irish
11.1%
American
8.9%
German
6.8%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.4%
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
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.2%
Other Christian
7.4%
Methodist
5.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+42.7, this district's electorate tilts heavily toward Republican candidates at every level. Its modest population of roughly 25,000 is typical of Mississippi's rural lower-chamber apportionment.

The shift began with civil rights. The realignment unfolded over the late twentieth century. The Republican margin reached its widest at ninety-one points in 1964. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points.

The political shift has tracked, in Mississippi 60th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 71% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $79,357, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 60, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 60, Mississippi voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,436 votes cast, 2,697 went Democratic and 7,600 went Republican.
What is State House District 60, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 60, 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 60, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 60, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in State House District 60, Mississippi?
State House District 60, Mississippi has a population of 23,721 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 60, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 60, Mississippi is $79,357 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 60, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 60, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.