Mississippi 96th State House District, Mississippi: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,3992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $40,0712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 41.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 54.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+82 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 96, 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 | 6,893 | 7,202 | 14,257 | ||
| D | 8,689 | 7,764 | 16,648 | ||
| D | 8,675 | 7,579 | 16,466 | ||
| D | 10,319 | 7,924 | 18,360 | ||
| D | 10,422 | 8,139 | 18,704 | ||
| D | 8,994 | 8,215 | 17,299 | ||
| D | 8,147 | 7,430 | 15,810 | ||
| D | 8,501 | 5,440 | 14,868 | ||
| D | 8,769 | 6,113 | 16,396 | ||
| D | 8,272 | 7,792 | 16,154 | ||
| R | 8,005 | 8,611 | 16,695 | ||
| D | 8,708 | 6,879 | 15,987 | ||
| D | 7,431 | 5,906 | 13,829 | ||
| R | 3,813 | 7,453 | 11,552 | ||
| O | 5,355 | 1,286 | 13,555 | ||
| R | 623 | 6,410 | 7,033 | ||
| O | 1,146 | 1,040 | 5,423 | ||
| D | 1,531 | 1,173 | 4,085 | ||
| R | 2,331 | 2,538 | 4,869 | ||
| O | 146 | 76 | 3,425 | ||
| D | 2,908 | 275 | 3,184 | ||
| D | 3,062 | 177 | 3,241 | ||
| D | 2,879 | 114 | 3,006 | ||
| D | 2,551 | 210 | 2,776 | ||
| D | 2,454 | 735 | 3,188 | ||
| D | 1,553 | 231 | 1,881 | ||
| D | 1,220 | 140 | 1,376 | ||
| D | 1,632 | 42 | 1,685 | ||
| D | 1,184 | 26 | 1,353 | ||
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| D | 1,394 | 111 | 1,542 | ||
| D | 1,641 | 129 | 1,806 | ||
| D | 933 | 45 | 1,143 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
7.0%
English
6.2%
American
5.7%
German
4.4%
Scottish
1.9%
French
1.7%
Italian
1.2%
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: 42.5 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
$40,071
State House District 96 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 96$40,071
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
27.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.9%
Working age (18–64)24.3%
Seniors (65+)23.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of just 0.2 points, this district of roughly 23,000 residents sits at the razor's edge of Mississippi's otherwise reliably red legislative map, making it an outlier worth watching in statewide swing analysis.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-four points in 1916; the Republican margin reached eighty-two points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 33,399, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $40,071 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 96, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 96, Mississippi voted Republican by 2.2 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,257 votes cast, 6,893 went Democratic and 7,202 went Republican.
What is State House District 96, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 96, Mississippi as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 5 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 96, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 96, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 96, Mississippi?
State House District 96, Mississippi has a population of 33,399 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 96, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 96, Mississippi is $40,071 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 96, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 96, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.