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Mississippi 105th 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

American22.9%10.0%5.3%

English12.1%10.6%9.5%

Irish10.2%7.4%9.4%

German6.1%5.1%12.5%

Italian2.0%1.7%4.8%

Scottish1.7%1.6%1.3%

French1.3%1.7%1.6%

Scotch-Irish0.6%1.0%—

African American†18.1%35.3%9.9%

Mexican1.1%1.9%11.3%

Spanish0.2%——

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 105	Mississippi	United States
Median age	40.9	38.6	39.1
Age 18–24	7.7%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	16.8%	17.3%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MS HD 105	Mississippi	United States
Median household income	$51,466	$56,447	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.8%	19.0%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	12.4%	25.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MS HD 105	Mississippi	United States
Owner-occupied homes	84.5%	70.0%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	15.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Median home value	$107,000	$169,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$815	$954	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	53.2%	51.3%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	15.1%	14.6%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MS HD 105	Mississippi	United States
Mean commute	35.1 min	25.6 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	22.1%	7.6%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	79.0%	81.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	1.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Works from home	2.2%	5.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MS HD 105	Mississippi	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.3%	4.3%	22.3%
Spanish	1.1%	2.7%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MS HD 105	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 105	Mississippi	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.7%	2.4%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.6%	1.4%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.4%	6.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.449	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

HarrisDemocratic14.9%1,650TrumpRepublican84.5%9,344OtherAll other candidates0.6%66

R+69.6

Lead: 7,694
Total: 11,060
vs nation: R+68.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic17.0%1,953TrumpRepublican82.1%9,424OtherAll other candidates0.9%104

R+65.1

Lead: 7,471
Total: 11,481
vs nation: R+69.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic17.0%1,800TrumpRepublican81.5%8,611OtherAll other candidates1.4%149

R+64.5

Lead: 6,811
Total: 10,560
vs nation: R+66.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic20.7%2,317RomneyRepublican78.1%8,750OtherAll other candidates1.2%133

R+57.4

Lead: 6,433
Total: 11,200
vs nation: R+61.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic21.8%2,385McCainRepublican77.0%8,431OtherAll other candidates1.2%135

R+55.2

Lead: 6,046
Total: 10,951
vs nation: R+62.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic22.6%2,188BushRepublican77.0%7,464OtherAll other candidates0.4%42

R+54.4

Lead: 5,276
Total: 9,694
vs nation: R+52.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic26.0%2,153BushRepublican72.8%6,028OtherAll other candidates1.2%96

R+46.8

Lead: 3,875
Total: 8,277
vs nation: R+47.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic32.1%2,280DoleRepublican56.2%3,998OtherAll other candidates11.7%830

R+24.2

Lead: 1,718
Total: 7,108
vs nation: R+32.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+69.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 24,9172024 5-year
Population density: 20 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 1,222 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $51,4662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.9%2024 5-year
Black: 18.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+91.8 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+80.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 79, MS · twin score 96.9

presidential history

Party record book

Mississippi 105th 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. Roosevelt1932

95.7%

1,056 votes · D+91.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 95.4%

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

90.0%

3,529 votes · R+80.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 86.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Jimmy Carter1976

3,355votes

50.8% of the vote · D+6.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · 3,094 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

9,424votes

82.1% of the vote · R+65.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 9,344 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

+104.2pts D vs U.S.

Place D+79.0 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +96.1 pts

Republican

Barry Goldwater1964

+102.6pts R vs U.S.

Place R+80.0 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +69.5 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RElliot BurchState House · 105

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	15.0%1,643	85.0%9,333	10,976
2020	R	0.0%0	100.0%9,873	9,873
2018	R	20.1%1,518	79.9%6,016	7,534

With a 2024 presidential margin of just 0.3 points, this 24,917-person district sits at Mississippi's competitive edge, making it an outlier in a state where double-digit margins are the norm.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 80.0 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 69.6 points.

A population of 24,917, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,466 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 79 and State House District 90.

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 79

2008–2024 trajectory

State House District 90

2008–2024 trajectory≠ African American ancestry

State House District 21

2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

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 105th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mississippi 105th State House District voted Republican by 69.6 points (R+69.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,060 votes cast, 1,650 went Democratic and 9,344 went Republican.

When did Mississippi 105th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 105th State House District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Mississippi 105th State House District?

Mississippi 105th State House District has a population of 24,917 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Mississippi 105th State House District?

Median household income in Mississippi 105th State House District is $51,466 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Mississippi 105th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 105th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.