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1876–2024
State House District 76·Mississippi

Mississippi 76th State House District delivered D+8 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

A majority-minority district anchoring Jackson's urban core

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
Latest
D+8
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
25,284
2024 ACS

Mississippi 76th State House District, Mississippi: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
25,2842024 5-year
Median household income
$49,1762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
37.5%2024 5-year
Black
56.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+97 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+86 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 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.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+7.9%
5,5804,75010,446
D
+14.6%
6,6094,90111,666
D
+15.4%
6,5944,80911,565
D
+19.4%
7,5295,06812,680
D
+15.6%
7,4805,44813,006
R
−3.3%
5,0185,36510,442
R
−2.4%
4,6814,9129,762
D
+5.8%
4,3563,8598,586
R
−2.0%
4,2804,4649,284
R
−10.7%
4,0585,0419,176
R
−12.6%
4,3735,63910,060
D
+4.3%
4,8814,4749,544
R
−5.5%
3,7204,1678,104
R
−51.8%
1,5895,2086,991
O
+18.4%
2,2638967,444
R
−85.6%
3204,1384,458
O
−2.5%
7748563,301
D
+26.8%
1,0604802,162
D
+9.4%
1,6941,4043,098
O
+2.9%
92282,214
D
+91.3%
1,914872,001
D
+94.8%
1,848491,898
D
+95.8%
1,848401,888
D
+96.3%
1,762311,798
D
+87.0%
1,9721372,109
D
+94.9%
1,497361,539
D
+90.0%
93244987
D
+96.5%
1,044161,065
D
+93.7%
8748924
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D
+88.8%
90439974
D
+90.6%
1,092461,155
D
+65.0%
720131,088
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.6%
Irish
5.7%
American
5.4%
German
3.1%
Italian
0.9%
Scottish
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
2.3%
75–84
3.2%
5.1%
65–74
6.0%
6.3%
55–64
7.0%
5.2%
45–54
6.0%
5.4%
35–44
6.2%
6.1%
25–34
6.3%
5.2%
18–24
5.2%
8.3%
5–17
8.3%
3.2%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,176
State House District 76 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 76$49,176
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1836.2%
Working age (18–64)18.4%
Seniors (65+)22.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
34.5%
Other Christian
10.9%
Methodist
10.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 76 leans heavily Democratic in presidential contests, reflecting its dense urban composition and majority Black electorate in the Jackson metro area, where D+16 margins have been consistent across recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in Mississippi 76th State House District reached its widest at ninety-seven points in 1916. The margin in 2024 was eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $49,176, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 25,284 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 76, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 76, Mississippi voted Democratic by 7.9 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,446 votes cast, 5,580 went Democratic and 4,750 went Republican.
What is State House District 76, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 76, Mississippi as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 76, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 76, Mississippi voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 76, Mississippi?
State House District 76, Mississippi has a population of 25,284 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 76, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 76, Mississippi is $49,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 76, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 76, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.