Mississippi 40th State Senate District, Mississippi: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+66%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 62,4762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,4482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 40, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,425 | 22,090 | 26,820 | ||
| R | 4,638 | 21,186 | 26,144 | ||
| R | 4,029 | 19,199 | 23,771 | ||
| R | 4,900 | 18,991 | 24,229 | ||
| R | 4,851 | 19,252 | 24,372 | ||
| R | 4,883 | 16,006 | 21,025 | ||
| R | 5,060 | 12,562 | 17,951 | ||
| R | 5,312 | 8,828 | 15,530 | ||
| R | 5,072 | 8,340 | 15,926 | ||
| R | 4,327 | 11,016 | 15,528 | ||
| R | 3,402 | 10,770 | 14,229 | ||
| R | 5,511 | 7,327 | 13,162 | ||
| D | 5,462 | 4,748 | 10,534 | ||
| R | 981 | 8,131 | 9,237 | ||
| O | 1,012 | 1,368 | 8,992 | ||
| R | 794 | 4,470 | 5,264 | ||
| O | 1,372 | 725 | 3,868 | ||
| D | 1,475 | 1,209 | 3,159 | ||
| D | 2,317 | 1,890 | 4,207 | ||
| O | 163 | 51 | 2,419 | ||
| D | 2,390 | 96 | 2,486 | ||
| D | 2,235 | 96 | 2,339 | ||
| D | 1,337 | 88 | 1,428 | ||
| D | 1,614 | 108 | 1,736 | ||
| R | 948 | 1,031 | 1,979 | ||
| D | 962 | 179 | 1,240 | ||
| D | 542 | 57 | 603 | ||
| D | 638 | 43 | 683 | ||
| D | 291 | 7 | 313 | ||
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| D | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| D | 202 | 41 | 245 | ||
| D | 267 | 34 | 312 | ||
| D | 138 | 2 | 144 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.6%
English
14.5%
German
9.7%
Irish
9.5%
French
6.6%
Italian
6.2%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 41.4 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
$58,448
State Senate District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 40$58,448
Mississippi$60,756
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)14.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Mississippi 40th State Senate District, by a fourteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1972. The 2024 margin was sixty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in Mississippi 40th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $58,448, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 40, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 40, Mississippi voted Republican by 65.9 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,820 votes cast, 4,425 went Democratic and 22,090 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 40, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 40, Mississippi as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did State Senate District 40, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 40, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 40, Mississippi?
State Senate District 40, Mississippi has a population of 62,476 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 40, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 40, Mississippi is $58,448 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of State Senate District 40, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 40, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.