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1876–2024
State Senate District 36·Mississippi

Mississippi 36th State Senate District changed its political identity in living memory.

A majority-Black Delta district that votes Democratic by wide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+49
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
113,273
2024 ACS

Mississippi 36th State Senate District, Mississippi: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+49MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
113,2732024 5-year
Median household income
$77,0572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.8%2024 5-year
Black
21.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+97 in 1940MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+90 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−49.0%
12,75737,91051,292
R
−47.0%
13,55338,22152,512
R
−53.1%
10,42335,37247,014
R
−51.8%
11,33336,28348,132
R
−53.2%
10,93836,30947,687
R
−58.3%
8,36432,44741,274
R
−58.0%
6,64425,42332,387
R
−41.2%
7,23418,71427,872
R
−42.1%
7,05719,41929,386
R
−54.4%
5,53018,88824,542
R
−56.8%
5,23919,09124,377
R
−30.3%
7,49614,16322,024
R
−20.3%
6,76310,32817,529
R
−76.6%
1,52312,02513,712
O
+3.5%
1,5851,13812,846
R
−90.3%
4458,7519,196
O
+20.8%
2,0988635,930
D
+53.5%
3,0146244,471
D
+35.6%
3,5841,7025,286
O
+7.2%
331473,951
D
+89.1%
3,9372264,163
D
+96.8%
3,143493,196
D
+96.4%
2,852512,905
D
+96.1%
2,534492,587
D
+62.2%
2,2775312,808
D
+91.7%
1,964702,065
D
+67.0%
1,5332921,851
D
+95.4%
1,960352,018
D
+92.3%
1,302161,394
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D
+81.8%
1,0501011,160
D
+93.8%
1,728481,791
D
+77.4%
1,014461,251
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.4%
English
13.2%
Irish
10.4%
German
6.2%
Scottish
2.0%
French
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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
4.7%
65–74
5.4%
5.9%
55–64
6.3%
6.2%
45–54
6.8%
7.0%
35–44
7.1%
6.3%
25–34
6.7%
3.9%
18–24
4.0%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
2.7%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,057
State Senate District 36 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 36$77,057
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.2%
Other Christian
6.8%
Methodist
5.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Mississippi Delta, this district's electorate is among the most reliably Democratic in the state, reflecting the region's demographic composition and a presidential margin exceeding 18 points in 2024.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Mississippi 36th State Senate District peaked at ninety-seven points in 1940; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $77,057 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 36, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 36, Mississippi voted Republican by 49.0 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,292 votes cast, 12,757 went Democratic and 37,910 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 36, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 36, Mississippi as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did State Senate District 36, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 36, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in State Senate District 36, Mississippi?
State Senate District 36, Mississippi has a population of 113,273 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 36, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 36, Mississippi is $77,057 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State Senate District 36, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 36, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.