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State Senate District 4·Mississippi

Mississippi 4th State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Mississippi's most reliably Republican legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+68
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
55,792
2024 ACS

Mississippi 4th State Senate District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+68MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
55,7922024 5-year
Median household income
$51,7542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.9%2024 5-year
Black
11.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+96 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+71 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−67.9%
3,87420,63424,694
R
−62.4%
4,71720,86525,886
R
−60.4%
4,52419,05224,034
R
−50.0%
5,82617,82223,985
R
−44.1%
6,75117,73624,898
R
−27.0%
8,46714,80323,506
R
−22.2%
7,96412,63121,034
R
−1.4%
7,9538,20617,898
R
−3.7%
9,84410,68922,867
R
−14.9%
8,29011,23019,698
R
−22.9%
7,42511,90519,573
D
+7.9%
10,1168,53120,011
D
+34.8%
11,2515,31517,038
R
−70.8%
1,5509,66611,464
O
−3.7%
1,7842,34815,060
R
−33.9%
2,8905,8578,747
D
+50.0%
4,9911,3067,364
D
+65.4%
5,7101,1147,025
D
+57.4%
6,1511,6657,816
O
+24.4%
1,4371575,241
D
+88.0%
5,2063325,538
D
+92.7%
5,1801965,377
D
+96.3%
4,020724,100
D
+94.2%
4,4321254,570
D
+65.0%
2,9876333,620
D
+81.0%
3,2383193,604
D
+57.7%
2,2905912,944
D
+86.5%
2,9982073,228
D
+87.1%
2,065742,287
No data
No data
D
+78.7%
1,7001941,914
D
+84.6%
1,9871602,160
D
+72.1%
1,4451371,813
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
14.6%
English
11.8%
Irish
10.5%
German
5.4%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.6%
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
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other languages0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
45.8%
Other Christian
15.3%
Methodist
6.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+68.7, this north Mississippi district ranks among the state's most one-sided, where general-election outcomes are typically settled well before November.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 4th State Senate District peaked at ninety-six points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $51,754 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 4, Mississippi voted Republican by 67.9 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,694 votes cast, 3,874 went Democratic and 20,634 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 4, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 4, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in State Senate District 4, Mississippi?
State Senate District 4, Mississippi has a population of 55,792 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 4, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 4, Mississippi is $51,754 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.