Mississippi 22nd State Senate District, Mississippi: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,8422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,7522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 42.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 52.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+89 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 22, 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 | 9,942 | 9,767 | 19,962 | ||
| D | 11,638 | 9,922 | 21,852 | ||
| D | 10,872 | 9,315 | 20,573 | ||
| D | 12,644 | 9,705 | 22,478 | ||
| D | 12,108 | 9,923 | 22,153 | ||
| R | 9,544 | 10,003 | 20,190 | ||
| R | 8,262 | 8,737 | 17,335 | ||
| D | 7,826 | 6,937 | 15,396 | ||
| D | 8,240 | 7,504 | 16,863 | ||
| D | 8,104 | 7,997 | 16,714 | ||
| R | 8,147 | 8,438 | 16,858 | ||
| D | 8,880 | 6,190 | 15,518 | ||
| D | 6,497 | 5,338 | 12,254 | ||
| R | 3,125 | 7,265 | 10,665 | ||
| O | 4,039 | 1,113 | 11,528 | ||
| R | 353 | 5,803 | 6,157 | ||
| O | 1,193 | 1,000 | 4,503 | ||
| O | 1,491 | 579 | 3,996 | ||
| D | 2,297 | 2,245 | 4,541 | ||
| O | 87 | 43 | 3,392 | ||
| D | 3,267 | 114 | 3,382 | ||
| D | 3,291 | 71 | 3,362 | ||
| D | 3,061 | 28 | 3,091 | ||
| D | 2,520 | 31 | 2,556 | ||
| D | 2,714 | 112 | 2,825 | ||
| D | 1,902 | 114 | 2,022 | ||
| D | 1,136 | 60 | 1,206 | ||
| D | 920 | 24 | 954 | ||
| D | 690 | 8 | 736 | ||
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| D | 732 | 38 | 790 | ||
| D | 870 | 46 | 928 | ||
| D | 605 | 16 | 692 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.8%
English
8.4%
Irish
5.8%
German
3.2%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.3%
Italian
1.2%
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: 39.0 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
$59,752
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$59,752
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
20.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.9%
Working age (18–64)18.0%
Seniors (65+)15.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+35.4 across a population of roughly 55,000, this district reflects the deep-red voting patterns typical of rural Mississippi, where Republican candidates have consistently outperformed statewide averages.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-eight points in 1936; the Republican margin reached eighty-nine points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 43,842, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $59,752 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 22, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Mississippi voted Democratic by 0.9 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 19,962 votes cast, 9,942 went Democratic and 9,767 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Mississippi as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 5 times, and other 4 times.
When did State Senate District 22, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Mississippi voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Mississippi?
State Senate District 22, Mississippi has a population of 43,842 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 22, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Mississippi is $59,752 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.