Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See DeSoto County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Mississippi 1st State Senate District
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Mississippi 1st State Senate DistrictTrumpR+37.3
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
67.5%
16,537
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
30.1%
7,389
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other
2.4%
591
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 1st State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
DeSoto County, MS
Republican
R+24.0
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
30.1%Harris7,389
67.5%Trump16,537
2.4%Kennedy591
−37.3%
24,517
R
32.1%Biden7,660
66.1%Trump15,770
1.8%Jorgensen435
−34.0%
23,865
R
28.9%Clinton5,945
68.1%Trump14,019
3.0%Johnson628
−39.2%
20,592
R
30.2%Obama6,034
69.8%Romney13,971
0.0%
−39.7%
20,005
R
28.8%Obama5,825
70.3%McCain14,246
0.9%Nader181
−41.6%
20,252
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−41.6%
2012
−39.7%
2016
−39.2%
2020
−34.0%
2024
−37.3%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RMichael McLendonState Senate · 1
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in the Mississippi Delta, this district's electorate is shaped by one of the highest concentrations of Black residents in the state, producing consistent Democratic margins in federal races while local contests can follow different patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.6 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.3 points.
A population of 56,991, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,957 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 30 and State Senate District 19.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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How did Mississippi 1st State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 1st State Senate District voted Republican by 37.3 points (R+37.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,517 votes cast, 7,389 went Democratic and 16,537 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 1st State Senate District?
Mississippi 1st State Senate District has a population of 56,991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 1st State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 1st State Senate District is $72,957 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 1st State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 1st State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
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