Greenville, MS, Mississippi: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted D+35%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+35MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 42,7652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $42,1652024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 23.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 71.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Greenville, MS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 9,735 | 4,649 | 14,540 | ||
| D | 12,503 | 5,300 | 18,034 | ||
| D | 11,380 | 5,244 | 16,825 | ||
| D | 13,981 | 5,651 | 19,715 | ||
| D | 13,148 | 6,347 | 19,583 | ||
| D | 11,569 | 7,731 | 19,597 | ||
| D | 10,405 | 7,367 | 18,328 | ||
| D | 10,053 | 6,762 | 17,440 | ||
| D | 10,588 | 7,598 | 19,689 | ||
| R | 10,222 | 10,229 | 20,687 | ||
| R | 10,617 | 12,454 | 23,414 | ||
| D | 10,722 | 8,978 | 20,117 | ||
| D | 9,650 | 7,474 | 18,149 | ||
| R | 4,623 | 9,634 | 15,104 | ||
| O | 5,520 | 3,500 | 15,320 | ||
| R | 2,004 | 5,611 | 7,615 | ||
| D | 3,105 | 2,292 | 6,655 | ||
| D | 2,722 | 1,973 | 5,490 | ||
| R | 2,618 | 3,301 | 5,919 | ||
| O | 260 | 271 | 2,979 | ||
| D | 2,012 | 454 | 2,466 | ||
| D | 2,349 | 292 | 2,642 | ||
| D | 2,143 | 94 | 2,241 | ||
| D | 1,691 | 100 | 1,795 | ||
| D | 1,496 | 246 | 1,742 | ||
| D | 1,277 | 143 | 1,422 | ||
| D | 776 | 60 | 837 | ||
| D | 836 | 47 | 886 | ||
| D | 731 | 20 | 827 | ||
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| D | 580 | 122 | 702 | ||
| D | 611 | 98 | 758 | ||
| D | 600 | 20 | 632 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
34.4%
English
4.2%
Irish
2.4%
German
1.8%
Italian
1.3%
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: 38.0 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
$42,165
Greenville, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greenville, MS$42,165
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
26.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1838.1%
Working age (18–64)22.7%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 24.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Greenville anchors Washington County in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, a region where Black residents comprise roughly two-thirds of the population and turnout patterns consistently diverge from statewide trends.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Greenville, MS peaked at ninety-two points in 1892; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fifteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $42,165 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Greenville, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenville, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic by 35.0 points (D+35), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,540 votes cast, 9,735 went Democratic and 4,649 went Republican.
What is Greenville, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Greenville, MS, Mississippi as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 5 times, and other 2 times.
When did Greenville, MS, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenville, MS, Mississippi voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Greenville, MS, Mississippi?
Greenville, MS, Mississippi has a population of 42,765 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenville, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Greenville, MS, Mississippi is $42,165 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Greenville, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenville, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.