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Mississippi 98th 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†54.8%35.3%9.9%

African10.6%0.8%0.5%

Irish5.8%7.4%9.4%

English5.0%10.6%9.5%

American4.1%10.0%5.3%

German3.2%5.1%12.5%

Scottish1.4%1.6%1.3%

Italian1.1%1.7%4.8%

French1.0%1.7%1.6%

Scotch-Irish0.5%1.0%—

Mexican0.9%1.9%11.3%

Spaniard0.3%——

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 98	Mississippi	United States
Median age	36	38.6	39.1
Age 18–24	9.6%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MS HD 98	Mississippi	United States
Median household income	$42,015	$56,447	$84,427
Poverty rate	30.7%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	15.0%	25.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MS HD 98	Mississippi	United States
Owner-occupied homes	63.2%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	36.8%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$91,800	$169,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$873	$954	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	49.1%	51.3%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	25.5%	14.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MS HD 98	Mississippi	United States
Mean commute	29.4 min	25.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	13.9%	7.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.6%	81.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	3.7%	5.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MS HD 98	Mississippi	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	1.8%	4.3%	22.3%
Spanish	1.3%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MS HD 98	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 98	Mississippi	United States
Foreign-born residents	0.5%	2.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.4%	1.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	6.0%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.463	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

HarrisDemocratic59.9%5,432TrumpRepublican39.3%3,565OtherAll other candidates0.8%75

D+20.6

Lead: 1,867
Total: 9,072
vs nation: D+22.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic62.9%6,640TrumpRepublican35.8%3,783OtherAll other candidates1.3%132

D+27.1

Lead: 2,857
Total: 10,555
vs nation: D+22.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic63.3%6,352TrumpRepublican35.1%3,522OtherAll other candidates1.6%159

D+28.2

Lead: 2,830
Total: 10,033
vs nation: D+26.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic67.9%7,676RomneyRepublican31.5%3,557OtherAll other candidates0.6%73

D+36.4

Lead: 4,119
Total: 11,306
vs nation: D+32.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic66.0%7,430McCainRepublican33.4%3,764OtherAll other candidates0.6%62

D+32.6

Lead: 3,666
Total: 11,256
vs nation: D+25.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic62.0%6,114BushRepublican37.5%3,695OtherAll other candidates0.5%46

D+24.5

Lead: 2,419
Total: 9,855
vs nation: D+27.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic60.9%5,179BushRepublican38.1%3,243OtherAll other candidates0.9%80

D+22.8

Lead: 1,936
Total: 8,502
vs nation: D+22.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic63.8%4,975DoleRepublican29.6%2,305OtherAll other candidates6.6%513

D+34.3

Lead: 2,670
Total: 7,793
vs nation: D+25.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+20.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 25,1612024 5-year
Population density: 87 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 290 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $42,0152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 29.9%2024 5-year
Black: 65.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+98.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+72.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 36, MS · twin score 97.6

presidential history

Party record book

Mississippi 98th 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

99.3%

2,570 votes · D+98.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 98.6%

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

86.4%

2,789 votes · R+72.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 59.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

7,676votes

67.9% of the vote · D+36.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 7,430 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

3,783votes

35.8% of the vote · D+27.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 3,764 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

Alton B. Parker1904

+116.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+96.7 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +112.6 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+95.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+72.9 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · −1.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DDaryl PorterState House · 98

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	0.0%0	100.0%7,491	7,491
2020	R	46.4%5,013	53.6%5,794	10,807
2018	R	46.9%3,833	53.1%4,347	8,180

Mississippi House District 98 leans heavily Democratic, returning presidential margins above 20 points, driven by a dense, majority-Black urban electorate concentrated in the capital city.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 72.9 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.6 points.

A population of 25,161, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,015 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 36 and State House District 16.

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 36

% Black2008–2016 trajectory

State House District 16

% Black% Whitemedian income

State House District 42

% Black2008–2016 trajectory≠ median age

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 98th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mississippi 98th State House District voted Democratic by 20.6 points (D+20.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,072 votes cast, 5,432 went Democratic and 3,565 went Republican.

When did Mississippi 98th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 98th State House District voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Mississippi 98th State House District?

Mississippi 98th State House District has a population of 25,161 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Mississippi 98th State House District?

Median household income in Mississippi 98th State House District is $42,015 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Mississippi 98th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 98th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 33 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.