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State House District 81·Mississippi

Mississippi 81st State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 24 points.

One of Mississippi's most reliably Republican state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+24
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
42,464
2024 ACS

Mississippi 81st State House District, Mississippi: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
42,4642024 5-year
Median household income
$50,6132024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
52.1%2024 5-year
Black
39.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+98 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+80 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
R
−23.8%
6,27310,22916,647
R
−18.6%
7,59011,09718,880
R
−23.9%
6,62510,87917,793
R
−16.5%
8,10511,35119,614
R
−20.3%
7,83811,86219,819
R
−32.5%
6,01911,86317,967
R
−34.8%
5,00610,43415,581
R
−25.7%
5,1408,93414,776
R
−31.7%
5,03410,22516,379
R
−38.6%
4,82210,97315,934
R
−41.4%
4,52911,28016,299
R
−17.0%
6,0978,75815,668
R
−17.4%
5,8818,40314,520
R
−67.2%
2,01010,98513,359
O
+4.5%
1,8961,33912,341
R
−80.1%
8968,0978,993
O
+9.4%
2,2481,6326,521
D
+32.6%
3,3961,5905,535
D
+21.1%
3,6612,3876,048
O
+6.5%
345983,808
D
+89.0%
3,7392183,958
D
+91.1%
3,6851703,860
D
+97.5%
3,819453,870
D
+92.4%
3,0421153,169
D
+37.0%
2,3081,0623,370
D
+72.9%
2,0781892,590
D
+80.1%
1,6061411,829
D
+88.5%
1,930912,077
D
+88.8%
1,410291,556
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D
+90.9%
983341,044
D
+90.0%
1,325541,412
D
+77.2%
901131,150
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.4%
English
10.0%
Irish
7.4%
German
4.7%
Italian
1.2%
Scottish
1.2%
French
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.4%
2.5%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
6.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.7%
5.9%
45–54
6.2%
5.9%
35–44
6.1%
6.3%
25–34
6.4%
4.4%
18–24
4.0%
8.7%
5–17
8.6%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$50,613
State House District 81 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 81$50,613
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
25.8%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1840.1%
Working age (18–64)21.9%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other languages1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
43.2%
Other Christian
13.1%
Methodist
8.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 26.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+38.8, District 81 sits among the state's most one-sided legislative constituencies, where general-election outcomes are typically decided well before November.

The shift began with civil rights. The realignment unfolded over the late twentieth century. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points.

The political shift has tracked, in Mississippi 81st State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $50,613, and a 26% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 81, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 81, Mississippi voted Republican by 23.8 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,647 votes cast, 6,273 went Democratic and 10,229 went Republican.
What is State House District 81, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 81, Mississippi as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 81, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 81, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in State House District 81, Mississippi?
State House District 81, Mississippi has a population of 42,464 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 81, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 81, Mississippi is $50,613 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 81, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 81, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.