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Mississippi 80th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

African American†67.0%35.3%9.9%

African0.9%0.8%0.5%

Haitian0.6%—0.3%

American8.0%10.0%5.3%

English4.0%10.6%9.5%

Irish2.2%7.4%9.4%

German1.2%5.1%12.5%

Scottish0.6%1.6%1.3%

Scotch-Irish0.4%1.0%—

French0.4%1.7%1.6%

Italian0.3%1.7%4.8%

Mexican3.1%1.9%11.3%

Guatemalan0.8%0.2%0.5%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MS HD 80	Mississippi	United States
Median age	37	38.6	39.1
Age 18–24	8.8%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.2%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MS HD 80	Mississippi	United States
Median household income	$37,986	$56,447	$84,427
Poverty rate	28.3%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	17.2%	25.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MS HD 80	Mississippi	United States
Owner-occupied homes	68.9%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	31.1%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$90,100	$169,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$837	$954	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	49.9%	51.3%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	14.9%	14.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MS HD 80	Mississippi	United States
Mean commute	24.3 min	25.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.4%	7.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	85.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	3.5%	5.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MS HD 80	Mississippi	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.9%	4.3%	22.3%
Spanish	2.2%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MS HD 80	Mississippi	United States
Catholic	—	3.4%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	39.0%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	40.7%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MS HD 80	Mississippi	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.1%	2.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.5%	1.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	1.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	4.5%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.496	0.482	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic62.0%5,897TrumpRepublican37.0%3,515OtherAll other candidates1.1%100

D+25.0

Lead: 2,382
Total: 9,512
vs nation: D+26.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic66.8%7,231TrumpRepublican32.0%3,470OtherAll other candidates1.2%129

D+34.7

Lead: 3,761
Total: 10,830
vs nation: D+30.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic66.5%6,964TrumpRepublican32.5%3,399OtherAll other candidates1.0%108

D+34.0

Lead: 3,565
Total: 10,471
vs nation: D+32.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic70.0%8,280RomneyRepublican29.2%3,460OtherAll other candidates0.8%92

D+40.7

Lead: 4,820
Total: 11,832
vs nation: D+36.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic69.7%8,044McCainRepublican29.5%3,404OtherAll other candidates0.8%87

D+40.2

Lead: 4,640
Total: 11,535
vs nation: D+33.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic66.5%6,528BushRepublican33.2%3,264OtherAll other candidates0.3%27

D+33.2

Lead: 3,264
Total: 9,819
vs nation: D+35.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic68.4%6,257BushRepublican30.6%2,803OtherAll other candidates1.0%87

D+37.8

Lead: 3,454
Total: 9,147
vs nation: D+37.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic69.9%6,068DoleRepublican25.6%2,227OtherAll other candidates4.5%391

D+44.2

Lead: 3,841
Total: 8,686
vs nation: D+35.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 24,5092024 5-year
Population density: 67 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 365 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $37,9862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 22.5%2024 5-year
Black: 68.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+99.1 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+24.7 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 55, MS · twin score 97.8

presidential history

Party record book

Mississippi 80th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

99.5%

3,977 votes · D+98.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · 99.3%

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

62.3%

2,156 votes · R+24.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 54.4%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1980

8,761votes

78.9% of the vote · D+58.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 8,280 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,515votes

37.0% of the vote · D+25.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,470 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John W. Davis1924

+118.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+93.5 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +115.2 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+47.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+24.7 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · −12.6 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DOmeria ScottState House · 80

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	15.7%1,556	84.3%8,381	9,937
2020	R	14.4%1,468	85.6%8,692	10,160
2018	R	34.9%2,988	65.1%5,585	8,573

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+25, District 80 sits well outside Mississippi's statewide Republican tilt, suggesting a heavily urban or majority-minority constituency that reliably breaks toward Democratic candidates at the top of the ticket.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 99.1 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 24.7 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.0 points.

A population of 24,509, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,986 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 55 and State House District 59.

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 55

% Black2016–2024 trajectory≠ college share

State House District 59

% Black2008–2012 trajectorymedian income≠ English ancestry

State House District 98

% Black2008–2016 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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Places within Mississippi 80th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 80th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mississippi 80th State House District voted Democratic by 25.0 points (D+25.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,512 votes cast, 5,897 went Democratic and 3,515 went Republican.

When did Mississippi 80th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 80th State House District voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Mississippi 80th State House District?

Mississippi 80th State House District has a population of 24,509 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Mississippi 80th State House District?

Median household income in Mississippi 80th State House District is $37,986 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Mississippi 80th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 80th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 34 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.