HarrisDemocratic68.5%15,482TrumpRepublican30.2%6,815OtherAll other candidates1.3%290
D+38.4- Lead
- 8,667
- Total
- 22,587
- vs nation
- D+39.8
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
BidenDemocratic70.8%18,671TrumpRepublican27.8%7,331OtherAll other candidates1.4%369
D+43.0- Lead
- 11,340
- Total
- 26,371
- vs nation
- D+38.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic68.8%17,565TrumpRepublican29.0%7,405OtherAll other candidates2.1%542
D+39.8- Lead
- 10,160
- Total
- 25,512
- vs nation
- D+37.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic69.1%19,777RomneyRepublican30.3%8,677OtherAll other candidates0.6%182
D+38.8- Lead
- 11,100
- Total
- 28,636
- vs nation
- D+34.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic66.7%19,592McCainRepublican32.8%9,629OtherAll other candidates0.6%166
D+33.9- Lead
- 9,963
- Total
- 29,387
- vs nation
- D+26.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic56.2%14,261BushRepublican43.1%10,929OtherAll other candidates0.7%178
D+13.1- Lead
- 3,332
- Total
- 25,368
- vs nation
- D+15.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic50.4%12,149BushRepublican46.1%11,115OtherAll other candidates3.5%852
D+4.3- Lead
- 1,034
- Total
- 24,116
- vs nation
- D+3.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic50.9%11,799DoleRepublican45.3%10,504OtherAll other candidates3.8%874
D+5.6- Lead
- 1,295
- Total
- 23,177
- vs nation
- R+2.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 58,4552024 5-year
- Population density
- 325 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 180 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $42,0862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 27.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 67.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94.0 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78.4 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 26, MS · twin score 99.5
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 27th 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. Roosevelt1940
95.2%
2,587 votes · D+94.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 95.1%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
89.2%
10,889 votes · R+78.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 79.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
19,777votes
69.1% of the vote · D+38.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 19,592 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
16,681votes
59.6% of the vote · R+20.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 15,467 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
+112.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+86.7 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +109.0 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+101.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+78.4 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +38.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DHillman FrazierState Senate · 27
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.
With a 2024 presidential margin of nearly 40 points Democratic, this majority-Black district anchors the party's legislative base in a state that otherwise votes heavily Republican at the statewide level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.0 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 78.4 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.4 points.
A population of 58,455, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,086 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 16.
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
Mississippi
99.5twin score
% Black2012–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 16
Mississippi
98.4twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory
State Senate District 39
Louisiana
98.2twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory
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 27th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 27th State Senate District voted Democratic by 38.4 points (D+38.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,587 votes cast, 15,482 went Democratic and 6,815 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 27th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 27th State Senate District voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in Mississippi 27th State Senate District?
Mississippi 27th State Senate District has a population of 58,455 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 27th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 27th State Senate District is $42,086 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 27th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 27th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.