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Mississippi 65th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+51.92012D+59.02016D+67.92020D+74.12024D+73.7
full record · 20082024
D+73.7
2024
median income$43,724U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age34.1U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate25.0%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.2%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english3.4%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American78.2%
African1.1%
Nigerian0.3%
English3.2%
American2.8%
Irish2.6%
Mexican1.4%
Honduran0.5%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion

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

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

Mississippi 65th State House District

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Mississippi 65th State House DistrictHarrisD+73.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 65th State House DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 65th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+73.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 65th State House District · D+73.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic86.2%7,319
Donald TrumpRepublican12.5%1,059
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other1.4%117
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 65th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hinds County, MSDemocraticD+45.9
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
86.2%Harris7,319
12.5%Trump1,059
1.4%Kennedy117
+73.7%
8,495
D
86.4%Biden8,585
12.3%Trump1,225
1.3%Jorgensen126
+74.1%
9,936
D
83.0%Clinton7,792
15.1%Trump1,421
1.8%Johnson173
+67.9%
9,386
D
79.5%Obama9,360
20.5%Romney2,415
0.0%
+59.0%
11,775
D
75.6%Obama8,696
23.6%McCain2,719
0.8%Nader95
+51.9%
11,510
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: +73.7% in 2024.+73.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+51.9%
2012+59.0%
2016+67.9%
2020+74.1%
2024+73.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DChris BellState House · 65

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Anchored in the Mississippi Delta, this 24,000-person district backed the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee by nearly 14 points, reflecting the region's dense concentration of Black voters and its long alignment with the Democratic column in federal races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.1 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 73.7 points.

A population of 24,020, a 16% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,724 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 72 and State House District 3.

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 65th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 65th State House District voted Democratic by 73.7 points (D+73.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,495 votes cast, 7,319 went Democratic and 1,059 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 65th State House District?
Mississippi 65th State House District has a population of 24,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 65th State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 65th State House District is $43,724 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 65th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 65th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.