Mississippi 79th State House District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,0932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,6452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+89 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 79, MSOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,248 | 9,631 | 12,974 | ||
| R | 3,761 | 9,998 | 13,908 | ||
| R | 3,404 | 9,275 | 12,861 | ||
| R | 4,020 | 9,449 | 13,588 | ||
| R | 3,979 | 9,752 | 13,842 | ||
| R | 3,051 | 8,814 | 11,946 | ||
| R | 2,924 | 7,493 | 10,518 | ||
| R | 3,109 | 5,332 | 9,191 | ||
| R | 3,231 | 6,340 | 10,612 | ||
| R | 2,778 | 6,852 | 9,693 | ||
| R | 2,741 | 7,457 | 10,230 | ||
| R | 3,943 | 5,588 | 9,678 | ||
| R | 3,718 | 4,532 | 8,473 | ||
| R | 733 | 6,269 | 7,072 | ||
| O | 733 | 636 | 7,402 | ||
| R | 320 | 5,565 | 5,886 | ||
| D | 1,913 | 541 | 4,056 | ||
| D | 2,715 | 427 | 3,529 | ||
| D | 2,987 | 1,086 | 4,073 | ||
| O | 343 | 39 | 3,025 | ||
| D | 3,139 | 185 | 3,324 | ||
| D | 2,547 | 38 | 2,586 | ||
| D | 2,357 | 28 | 2,386 | ||
| D | 2,086 | 26 | 2,115 | ||
| D | 2,010 | 515 | 2,525 | ||
| D | 1,488 | 67 | 1,605 | ||
| D | 1,299 | 289 | 1,617 | ||
| D | 1,633 | 39 | 1,695 | ||
| D | 1,106 | 15 | 1,182 | ||
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| D | 773 | 81 | 862 | ||
| D | 1,354 | 10 | 1,376 | ||
| D | 735 | 14 | 918 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
31.3%
English
8.7%
Irish
6.3%
German
3.2%
Scottish
1.0%
Italian
0.5%
French
0.5%
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: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,645
State House District 79 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 79$61,645
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.8%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)16.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mississippi 79th State House District sits in the Deep South. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 3 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 79th State House District peaked at ninety-eight points in 1896; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1964 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eighty-nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $61,645 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 79, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 79, Mississippi voted Republican by 49.2 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,974 votes cast, 3,248 went Democratic and 9,631 went Republican.
What is State House District 79, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 79, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 79, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 79, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in State House District 79, Mississippi?
State House District 79, Mississippi has a population of 27,093 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 79, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 79, Mississippi is $61,645 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 79, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 79, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.