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Mississippi 86th 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

American14.3%10.0%5.3%

English10.3%10.6%9.5%

Irish4.1%7.4%9.4%

German3.0%5.1%12.5%

Scottish1.6%1.6%1.3%

Scotch-Irish1.2%1.0%—

Canadian0.8%——

Italian0.8%1.7%4.8%

African American†35.9%35.3%9.9%

African0.4%0.8%0.5%

Guatemalan1.4%0.2%0.5%

Mexican0.2%1.9%11.3%

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 86	Mississippi	United States
Median age	39.7	38.6	39.1
Age 18–24	8.9%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MS HD 86	Mississippi	United States
Median household income	$40,634	$56,447	$84,427
Poverty rate	22.1%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	15.3%	25.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MS HD 86	Mississippi	United States
Owner-occupied homes	82.8%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	17.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$94,200	$169,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$722	$954	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	71.0%	51.3%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.6%	14.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MS HD 86	Mississippi	United States
Mean commute	32.9 min	25.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	15.0%	7.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	83.1%	81.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	3.9%	5.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MS HD 86	Mississippi	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.7%	4.3%	22.3%
Spanish	2.3%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MS HD 86	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 86	Mississippi	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.6%	2.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	2.4%	1.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.1%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.490	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

HarrisDemocratic31.2%3,405TrumpRepublican67.9%7,400OtherAll other candidates0.9%93

R+36.7

Lead: 3,995
Total: 10,898
vs nation: R+35.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic34.2%4,104TrumpRepublican64.4%7,719OtherAll other candidates1.3%161

R+30.2

Lead: 3,615
Total: 11,984
vs nation: R+34.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic35.3%4,004TrumpRepublican63.8%7,237OtherAll other candidates0.9%101

R+28.5

Lead: 3,233
Total: 11,342
vs nation: R+30.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.1%4,793RomneyRepublican60.1%7,366OtherAll other candidates0.7%89

R+21.0

Lead: 2,573
Total: 12,248
vs nation: R+24.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic38.2%4,548McCainRepublican61.2%7,295OtherAll other candidates0.7%78

R+23.0

Lead: 2,747
Total: 11,921
vs nation: R+30.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic36.3%3,838BushRepublican63.2%6,688OtherAll other candidates0.5%53

R+26.9

Lead: 2,850
Total: 10,579
vs nation: R+24.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic38.9%3,597BushRepublican59.9%5,536OtherAll other candidates1.1%105

R+21.0

Lead: 1,939
Total: 9,238
vs nation: R+21.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic41.8%3,298DoleRepublican49.1%3,873OtherAll other candidates9.1%715

R+7.3

Lead: 575
Total: 7,886
vs nation: R+15.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+36.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 23,3482024 5-year
Population density: 23 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,013 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $40,6342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.8%2024 5-year
Black: 36.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+97.2 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+82.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 90, MS · twin score 97.6

presidential history

Party record book

Mississippi 86th 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. Roosevelt1940

98.3%

1,806 votes · D+97.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 97.6%

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

91.1%

4,077 votes · R+82.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 81.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

4,793votes

39.1% of the vote · R+21.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 4,548 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

7,719votes

64.4% of the vote · R+30.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 7,400 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

+112.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+86.8 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +96.4 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+104.8pts R vs U.S.

Place R+82.2 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +39.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RShane BarnettState House · 86

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	29.1%3,129	70.9%7,636	10,765
2020	R	0.0%0	100.0%9,812	9,812
2018	R	35.4%3,007	64.6%5,481	8,488

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+36.7 in 2024, compared with R+23.0 in 2008. Median household income was $40,005 in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.2 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 82.2 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.7 points.

A population of 23,348, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,634 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 90 and State House District 78.

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 90

% Evangelical2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend

State House District 78

% Evangelical2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

State House District 48

% Evangelical2008–2024 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 86th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 86th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mississippi 86th State House District voted Republican by 36.7 points (R+36.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,898 votes cast, 3,405 went Democratic and 7,400 went Republican.

When did Mississippi 86th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 86th State House District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Mississippi 86th State House District?

Mississippi 86th State House District has a population of 23,348 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Mississippi 86th State House District?

Median household income in Mississippi 86th State House District is $40,634 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Mississippi 86th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 86th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.