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Mississippi 12th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+36.12012D+43.72016D+36.92020D+38.92024D+34.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+34.1
2024
median income$42,317U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age38.1U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate27.0%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.4%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english2.7%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†68.8%
African0.6%
American22.4%
English5.3%
Irish3.5%
Mexican1.2%
Honduran0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Washington County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Mississippi 12th State Senate District

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Mississippi 12th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+34.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 12th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 12th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+34.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 12th State Senate District · D+34.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic66.5%11,881
Donald TrumpRepublican32.4%5,787
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other1.0%187
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 12th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bolivar County, MSDemocraticD+23.7
Coahoma County, MSDemocraticD+39.8
Washington County, MSDemocraticD+35.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
66.5%Harris11,881
32.4%Trump5,787
1.0%Kennedy187
+34.1%
17,855
D
68.8%Biden15,392
30.0%Trump6,705
1.2%Jorgensen262
+38.9%
22,359
D
67.9%Clinton14,450
31.0%Trump6,595
1.1%Johnson238
+36.9%
21,283
D
71.9%Obama17,713
28.1%Romney6,932
0.0%
+43.7%
24,645
D
67.3%Obama16,973
31.2%McCain7,866
1.5%Nader374
+36.1%
25,213
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +34.1% in 2024.+34.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+36.1%
2012+43.7%
2016+36.9%
2020+38.9%
2024+34.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDerrick SimmonsState Senate · 12

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Democratic by D+34.1, against D+36.1 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Black residents at 69.8%.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.1 points.

A population of 54,639, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,317 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 26 and State Senate District 24.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 26
Alabama
94.9twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory≠ population scale
State Senate District 24
Alabama
94.4twin score
% Blackmedian income% Evangelical≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 32
Mississippi
94.4twin score
% Black2012–2020 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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Places within Mississippi 12th State Senate District

counties it covers3
Bolivar CountyCoahoma CountyWashington County

Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 12th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 12th State Senate District voted Democratic by 34.1 points (D+34.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,855 votes cast, 11,881 went Democratic and 5,787 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 12th State Senate District?
Mississippi 12th State Senate District has a population of 54,639 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 12th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 12th State Senate District is $42,317 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 12th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 12th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.