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Mississippi 40th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+56.82012R+57.42016R+62.22020R+61.72024R+64.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+64.7
2024
median income$57,355U.S. $80,734 · MS $56,447
median age41.7U.S. 39.1 · MS 38.6
poverty rate16.9%U.S. 12.5% · MS 19.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)17.1%U.S. 35.6% · MS 25.3%
non-english2.9%U.S. 22.3% · MS 4.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
American15.6%
English14.5%
German9.7%
African American†12.6%
African0.4%
Mexican1.0%
Honduran0.6%
Spanish0.4%
religion

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

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

Mississippi 40th State Senate District

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Mississippi 40th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+64.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Mississippi 40th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Mississippi 40th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+64.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Mississippi 40th State Senate District · R+64.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican81.9%21,421
Kamala HarrisDemocratic17.2%4,490
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other1.0%260
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 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 (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Mississippi 40th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Pearl River County, MSRepublicanR+66.6
St. Tammany Parish, LARepublicanR+43.8
Stone County, MSRepublicanR+58.0
Washington Parish, LARepublicanR+40.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
17.2%Harris4,490
81.9%Trump21,421
1.0%Kennedy260
−64.7%
26,171
R
18.5%Biden4,752
80.2%Trump20,562
1.2%Jorgensen318
−61.7%
25,632
R
17.8%Clinton4,137
80.0%Trump18,616
2.2%Johnson521
−62.2%
23,274
R
21.3%Obama4,970
78.7%Romney18,387
0.0%
−57.4%
23,357
R
20.9%Obama5,020
77.6%McCain18,684
1.5%Nader371
−56.8%
24,075
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: −64.7% in 2024.−64.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−56.8%
2012−57.4%
2016−62.2%
2020−61.7%
2024−64.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RAngela HillState Senate · 40

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 40 logged a D+19.2 margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among the state's most consistently left-leaning legislative districts. Its urban or majority-minority composition likely anchors that durable advantage.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.7 points.

A population of 59,417, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,355 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 32 and State Senate District 26.

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 32
Louisiana
97.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 26
Arkansas
95.1twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry
State Senate District 35
Louisiana
94.7twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ median age

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 40th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Pearl River CountyStone County

Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 40th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 40th State Senate District voted Republican by 64.7 points (R+64.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,171 votes cast, 4,490 went Democratic and 21,421 went Republican.
How many people live in Mississippi 40th State Senate District?
Mississippi 40th State Senate District has a population of 59,417 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 40th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 40th State Senate District is $57,355 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Mississippi 40th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 40th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.