Mississippi 122nd State House District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+59%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,3862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,7082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 122, 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 | 2,620 | 10,258 | 13,019 | ||
| R | 2,769 | 9,919 | 12,885 | ||
| R | 2,056 | 8,492 | 10,844 | ||
| R | 2,408 | 7,971 | 10,555 | ||
| R | 2,317 | 8,005 | 10,487 | ||
| R | 3,140 | 7,735 | 10,987 | ||
| R | 2,952 | 5,734 | 8,945 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 3,578 | 6,995 | ||
| R | 2,860 | 3,949 | 8,264 | ||
| R | 2,312 | 4,773 | 7,186 | ||
| R | 1,617 | 4,711 | 6,360 | ||
| R | 2,179 | 3,128 | 5,481 | ||
| D | 2,370 | 2,315 | 4,822 | ||
| R | 458 | 3,156 | 3,658 | ||
| O | 556 | 655 | 3,714 | ||
| R | 923 | 1,568 | 2,491 | ||
| D | 1,311 | 442 | 2,062 | ||
| R | 725 | 874 | 1,644 | ||
| D | 970 | 828 | 1,798 | ||
| O | 136 | 93 | 1,091 | ||
| D | 1,010 | 84 | 1,094 | ||
| D | 953 | 121 | 1,075 | ||
| D | 789 | 101 | 900 | ||
| D | 829 | 67 | 905 | ||
| D | 789 | 280 | 1,070 | ||
| D | 287 | 118 | 436 | ||
| D | 188 | 80 | 269 | ||
| D | 315 | 42 | 358 | ||
| D | 224 | 17 | 278 | ||
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| D | 191 | 44 | 238 | ||
| D | 214 | 30 | 250 | ||
| D | 157 | 7 | 175 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.6%
English
12.2%
Irish
11.4%
German
10.9%
French
9.7%
Italian
6.0%
Scottish
1.7%
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: 46.6 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
$67,708
State House District 122 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 122$67,708
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 46 points, District 122 sits among the deepest-red corners of a state that already leans heavily Republican at every level of the ballot.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 122nd State House District peaked at eighty-six points in 1892; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seventeen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $67,708 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 122, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 122, Mississippi voted Republican by 58.7 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,019 votes cast, 2,620 went Democratic and 10,258 went Republican.
What is State House District 122, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 122, Mississippi as a "Realigner" 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 2 times.
When did State House District 122, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 122, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 122, Mississippi?
State House District 122, Mississippi has a population of 28,386 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 122, Mississippi?
Median household income in State House District 122, Mississippi is $67,708 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State House District 122, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 122, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.