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State House District 108·Mississippi

Mississippi 108th State House District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 66 points.

One of Mississippi's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+66
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
9,700
2024 ACS

Mississippi 108th State House District, Mississippi: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+66%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1908.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+66MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
9,7002024 5-year
Median household income
$58,5512024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.7%2024 5-year
Black
12.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+100 in 1908MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+77 in 1972MIT Election Lab
3 counties · 0 D · 3 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−66.1%
6863,4504,184
R
−63.7%
7143,3124,076
R
−64.4%
6173,0063,709
R
−59.1%
7422,9633,758
R
−60.2%
7343,0173,791
R
−53.4%
7592,5183,297
R
−42.2%
7811,9572,788
R
−23.0%
8301,3902,435
R
−20.6%
7921,3062,499
R
−43.6%
6661,7192,414
R
−52.4%
5211,6802,210
R
−14.9%
8451,1502,044
D
+7.1%
8457291,626
R
−77.1%
1531,2511,425
O
−4.4%
1582191,389
R
−67.3%
131669800
O
+18.2%
217110589
D
+5.0%
215191480
D
+8.8%
347291638
O
+5.3%
278358
D
+92.2%
35715371
D
+91.0%
34015357
D
+86.3%
19614211
D
+86.7%
25217271
R
−2.0%
147153300
D
+62.4%
14327186
D
+79.3%
78987
D
+87.1%
87693
D
+92.3%
49152
D
+100.0%
101
O
+0.0%
001
D
+65.9%
34741
D
+73.6%
45653
D
+91.7%
23124
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.7%
English
14.0%
German
10.1%
Irish
9.7%
French
7.0%
Italian
6.7%
Scottish
1.4%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
40.0%
Other Christian
9.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.8%
Methodist
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+58.3 in a district of roughly 25,000 residents, State House District 108 sits among the most politically homogeneous legislative constituencies in the state.

The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Mississippi 108th State House District, by a fifteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was sixty-six points.

The political shift has tracked, in Mississippi 108th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $58,551, and a 16% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 108, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 108, Mississippi voted Republican by 66.1 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,184 votes cast, 686 went Democratic and 3,450 went Republican.
What is State House District 108, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 108, Mississippi as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 4 times.
When did State House District 108, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 108, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 108, Mississippi?
State House District 108, Mississippi has a population of 9,700 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 108, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 108, Mississippi is $58,551 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State House District 108, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 108, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.