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Mississippi 85th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+30.12012D+38.32016D+30.42020D+28.82024D+22.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+22.4
2024
median income$39,186U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age37.8U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate29.7%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.0%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english2.2%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†63.9%
African1.0%
English5.7%
American4.5%
Irish4.1%
Mexican0.5%
Spanish0.3%
religion

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

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

Mississippi 85th State House District

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Mississippi 85th State House DistrictHarrisD+22.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 85th State House DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 85th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+22.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 85th State House District · D+22.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic60.8%6,202
Donald TrumpRepublican38.4%3,916
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other0.9%88
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 85th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Claiborne County, MSDemocraticD+67.6
Franklin County, MSRepublicanR+39.8
Jefferson County, MSDemocraticD+66.3
Warren County, MSRepublicanR+4.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
60.8%Harris6,202
38.4%Trump3,916
0.9%Kennedy88
+22.4%
10,206
D
63.7%Biden7,538
34.9%Trump4,126
1.4%Jorgensen171
+28.8%
11,835
D
64.6%Clinton7,374
34.2%Trump3,906
1.1%Johnson130
+30.4%
11,410
D
69.1%Obama8,886
30.9%Romney3,965
0.0%
+38.3%
12,851
D
64.4%Obama8,293
34.4%McCain4,424
1.2%Nader158
+30.1%
12,875
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: +22.4% in 2024.+22.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+30.1%
2012+38.3%
2016+30.4%
2020+28.8%
2024+22.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJeffery HarnessState House · 85

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Its Democratic presidential margin was D+22.4 in 2024 and D+30.1 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Black residents at 63.8%.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.4 points.

A population of 23,243, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,186 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 47 and State House District 31.

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 47
Mississippi
97.5twin score
% Black2012–2016 trajectorymedian income
State House District 31
Mississippi
97.5twin score
% Black2012–2020 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State House District 26
Mississippi
97.4twin score
% Black2012–2016 trajectorymedian income

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 85th State House District

counties it covers4
Claiborne CountyFranklin CountyJefferson CountyWarren County

Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 85th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 85th State House District voted Democratic by 22.4 points (D+22.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,206 votes cast, 6,202 went Democratic and 3,916 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 85th State House District?
Mississippi 85th State House District has a population of 23,243 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 85th State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 85th State House District is $39,186 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 85th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 85th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.