HarrisDemocratic66.5%11,881TrumpRepublican32.4%5,787OtherAll other candidates1.0%187
D+34.1- Lead
- 6,094
- Total
- 17,855
- vs nation
- D+35.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic68.8%15,392TrumpRepublican30.0%6,705OtherAll other candidates1.3%286
D+38.8- Lead
- 8,687
- Total
- 22,383
- vs nation
- D+34.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic67.9%14,450TrumpRepublican31.0%6,595OtherAll other candidates1.1%238
D+36.9- Lead
- 7,855
- Total
- 21,283
- vs nation
- D+34.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic71.0%17,632RomneyRepublican28.5%7,078OtherAll other candidates0.5%118
D+42.5- Lead
- 10,554
- Total
- 24,828
- vs nation
- D+38.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic67.6%16,701McCainRepublican31.9%7,872OtherAll other candidates0.5%123
D+35.8- Lead
- 8,829
- Total
- 24,696
- vs nation
- D+28.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic59.9%14,820BushRepublican38.7%9,576OtherAll other candidates1.4%340
D+21.2- Lead
- 5,244
- Total
- 24,736
- vs nation
- D+23.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic57.7%13,257BushRepublican39.5%9,084OtherAll other candidates2.7%628
D+18.2- Lead
- 4,173
- Total
- 22,969
- vs nation
- D+17.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic58.9%12,979DoleRepublican37.7%8,302OtherAll other candidates3.4%749
D+21.2- Lead
- 4,677
- Total
- 22,030
- vs nation
- D+12.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+34.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 54,6392024 5-year
- Population density
- 31 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,778 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $42,3172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 26.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 69.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92.4 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52.1 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 26, AL · twin score 95.4
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 12th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
96.2%
3,017 votes · D+92.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 94.6%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
76.1%
7,380 votes · R+52.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James G. Blaine, 1884 · 69.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
17,632votes
71.0% of the vote · D+42.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 16,701 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
15,044votes
51.6% of the vote · R+4.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 12,494 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
James M. Cox1920
+106.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+80.4 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +103.8 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+74.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+52.1 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +9.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DDerrick SimmonsState Senate · 12
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
In 2024 it voted Democratic by D+34.1, against D+35.8 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 92.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 52.1 points in 1964. 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 26% 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 32.
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
95.4twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory≠ population scale
State Senate District 32
Mississippi
94.7twin score
% Black2012–2020 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 24
Alabama
94.1twin score
% Black% EvangelicalAfrican American ancestry≠ 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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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.
When did Mississippi 12th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 12th State Senate District voted Republican was 1984.
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 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 12th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.