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Mississippi 38th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+27.32012D+30.72016D+24.12020D+22.32024D+14.9
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+14.9
2024
median income$36,511U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age41.3U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate31.3%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)14.6%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english2.5%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†55.4%
African7.3%
Irish5.8%
English5.1%
American4.6%
Mexican0.7%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Wilkinson County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Mississippi 38th State Senate District

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Mississippi 38th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+14.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 38th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 38th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+14.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 38th State Senate District · D+14.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic56.9%13,410
Donald TrumpRepublican42.1%9,908
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other1.0%241
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 38th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Adams County, MSDemocraticD+13.9
Amite County, MSRepublicanR+32.8
Pike County, MSRepublicanR+3.5
Walthall County, MSRepublicanR+26.9
Wilkinson County, MSDemocraticD+25.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
56.9%Harris13,410
42.1%Trump9,908
1.0%Kennedy241
+14.9%
23,559
D
60.5%Biden16,800
38.3%Trump10,624
1.2%Jorgensen327
+22.3%
27,751
D
61.4%Clinton16,715
37.3%Trump10,157
1.3%Johnson365
+24.1%
27,237
D
65.3%Obama20,157
34.7%Romney10,699
0.0%
+30.7%
30,856
D
62.9%Obama20,069
35.6%McCain11,363
1.5%Nader481
+27.3%
31,913
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +14.9% in 2024.+14.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+27.3%
2012+30.7%
2016+24.1%
2020+22.3%
2024+14.9%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DGary BrumfieldState Senate · 38

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+18.3 in a state that trends heavily Republican statewide, District 38's electorate stands out as a concentrated pocket of Democratic strength, likely anchored by majority-Black urban or suburban population centers.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.9 points.

A population of 59,405, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,511 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 37 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 37
Mississippi
98.1twin score
% Black2012–2016 trajectorymedian income
State Senate District 32
Mississippi
97.7twin score
% Black2008–2012 trajectorymedian income
State Senate District 9
Arkansas
97.2twin score
% Blackcollege share% Evangelical

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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Places within Mississippi 38th State Senate District

counties it covers5
Adams CountyAmite CountyPike CountyWalthall CountyWilkinson County

Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 38th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 38th State Senate District voted Democratic by 14.9 points (D+14.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,559 votes cast, 13,410 went Democratic and 9,908 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 38th State Senate District?
Mississippi 38th State Senate District has a population of 59,405 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 38th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 38th State Senate District is $36,511 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 38th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 38th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.