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Mississippi 68th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+40.52012D+38.52016D+38.22020D+34.92024D+28.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+28.7
2024
median income$44,006U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age33.7U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate23.5%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.1%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english4.5%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†60.7%
African0.8%
English6.3%
Irish5.0%
American4.1%
Mexican1.7%
Honduran0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Asian Indian0.4%
Chinese0.2%
Filipino0.2%
religion

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

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

Mississippi 68th State House District

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Mississippi 68th State House DistrictHarrisD+28.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 68th State House DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 68th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+28.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 68th State House District · D+28.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic63.7%4,237
Donald TrumpRepublican35.0%2,329
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other1.3%86
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 68th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hinds County, MSDemocraticD+45.9
Rankin County, MSRepublicanR+47.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
63.7%Harris4,237
35.0%Trump2,329
1.3%Kennedy86
+28.7%
6,652
D
66.7%Biden5,094
31.8%Trump2,432
1.4%Jorgensen110
+34.9%
7,636
D
68.2%Clinton5,153
29.9%Trump2,262
1.9%Johnson145
+38.2%
7,560
D
69.3%Obama6,276
30.7%Romney2,784
0.0%
+38.5%
9,060
D
69.8%Obama6,770
29.2%McCain2,838
1.0%Nader98
+40.5%
9,706
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: +28.7% in 2024.+28.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+40.5%
2012+38.5%
2016+38.2%
2020+34.9%
2024+28.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DZakiya SummersState House · 68

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 68 posts a D+28.7 presidential margin in a state that leans heavily Republican statewide, a gap that reflects the district's concentration of majority-Black urban or Delta-area voters.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.5 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.7 points.

A population of 24,623, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,006 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 27 and State House District 17.

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 27
Mississippi
98.6twin score
% Black2012–2020 trajectory
State House District 17
Louisiana
97.5twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory
State House District 55
Mississippi
97.3twin score
% Black2012–2020 trajectory

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 68th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 68th State House District voted Democratic by 28.7 points (D+28.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,652 votes cast, 4,237 went Democratic and 2,329 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 68th State House District?
Mississippi 68th State House District has a population of 24,623 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 68th State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 68th State House District is $44,006 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 68th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 68th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.