Mississippi 13th State Senate District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+31%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,1412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $39,7812024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 25.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 70.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+85 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 7,234 | 3,768 | 11,075 | ||
| D | 9,392 | 4,256 | 13,802 | ||
| D | 9,396 | 4,227 | 13,758 | ||
| D | 11,329 | 4,395 | 15,866 | ||
| D | 10,919 | 4,789 | 15,863 | ||
| D | 9,190 | 5,239 | 14,593 | ||
| D | 7,465 | 4,865 | 12,467 | ||
| D | 7,500 | 4,134 | 12,123 | ||
| D | 7,614 | 5,176 | 13,619 | ||
| D | 7,152 | 6,203 | 13,484 | ||
| D | 7,451 | 7,261 | 14,765 | ||
| D | 7,667 | 5,277 | 13,250 | ||
| D | 6,576 | 4,998 | 11,877 | ||
| R | 2,892 | 7,645 | 10,691 | ||
| O | 3,963 | 1,556 | 11,057 | ||
| R | 465 | 5,650 | 6,116 | ||
| O | 1,406 | 1,473 | 4,686 | ||
| D | 2,087 | 749 | 4,297 | ||
| D | 2,762 | 2,623 | 5,385 | ||
| O | 222 | 88 | 3,672 | ||
| D | 3,672 | 257 | 3,929 | ||
| D | 4,069 | 135 | 4,205 | ||
| D | 3,259 | 47 | 3,306 | ||
| D | 3,160 | 88 | 3,255 | ||
| D | 3,407 | 160 | 3,567 | ||
| D | 2,147 | 146 | 2,318 | ||
| D | 1,438 | 138 | 1,588 | ||
| D | 986 | 21 | 1,009 | ||
| D | 616 | 13 | 667 | ||
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| D | 486 | 60 | 548 | ||
| D | 631 | 57 | 701 | ||
| D | 316 | 10 | 346 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
8.2%
English
7.3%
Irish
3.7%
German
2.3%
Italian
1.1%
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: 37.3 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
$39,781
State Senate District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 13$39,781
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
29.6%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1843.4%
Working age (18–64)24.8%
Seniors (65+)28.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48, this district of roughly 54,000 residents sits firmly in Mississippi's deep-red column, leaving statewide candidates little incentive to contest it heavily.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 13th State Senate District peaked at ninety-seven points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1976 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $39,781 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 13, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 13, Mississippi voted Democratic by 31.3 points (D+31), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,075 votes cast, 7,234 went Democratic and 3,768 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 13, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 13, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 2 times, and other 3 times.
When did State Senate District 13, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 13, Mississippi voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in State Senate District 13, Mississippi?
State Senate District 13, Mississippi has a population of 33,141 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 13, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 13, Mississippi is $39,781 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State Senate District 13, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 13, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.