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1876–2024
Greenwood, MS·Mississippi

Greenwood, MS has voted Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember.

A Delta-edge city where majority-Black demographics shape every electoral cycle

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
Latest
D+9
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
36,827
2024 ACS

Greenwood, MS, Mississippi: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+9%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
36,8272024 5-year
Median household income
$41,6022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
31.8%2024 5-year
Black
63.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+97 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+88 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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
D
+9.1%
7,9076,58414,615
D
+14.0%
9,3777,05316,594
D
+14.7%
9,4677,01116,668
D
+19.1%
11,1267,54718,765
D
+15.5%
10,9518,00719,046
D
+6.5%
9,4668,29918,055
D
+2.1%
8,1277,79116,200
D
+10.9%
8,8947,08516,647
D
+3.6%
7,5566,99315,582
R
−9.8%
7,3909,03716,783
R
−7.5%
8,90510,37319,509
D
+8.8%
9,5357,95117,903
D
+1.7%
7,7017,43315,756
R
−52.1%
2,6188,55611,393
O
+24.7%
5,3111,65214,826
R
−88.2%
4787,6328,110
O
+1.8%
1,6371,5246,113
D
+33.6%
2,8491,1215,139
D
+0.7%
3,0132,9695,982
O
+2.8%
213944,199
D
+86.9%
3,8372684,105
D
+92.5%
3,8121493,961
D
+96.6%
3,167543,223
D
+97.1%
3,066433,114
D
+91.1%
3,3211543,475
D
+81.7%
2,0392052,244
D
+75.4%
1,6382231,876
D
+92.5%
1,796621,874
D
+86.4%
1,269281,436
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D
+82.4%
1,140751,292
D
+89.2%
1,503791,596
D
+67.4%
963251,392
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.5%
English
5.7%
Irish
3.5%
German
1.7%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
0.6%
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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.2%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
4.7%
65–74
5.8%
5.7%
55–64
6.6%
5.6%
45–54
5.9%
6.6%
35–44
6.4%
6.1%
25–34
6.1%
4.5%
18–24
4.2%
9.3%
5–17
8.8%
3.6%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$41,602
Greenwood, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Greenwood, MS$41,602
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
27.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.2%
Working age (18–64)24.3%
Seniors (65+)26.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
30.8%
Other Christian
10.2%
Methodist
9.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Greenwood sits at the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where Leflore County's population is roughly two-thirds Black — one of the highest such concentrations in the nation — making racial turnout patterns the dominant variable in local and statewide contests.

The Republican margin in Greenwood, MS reached its widest at eighty-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was nine points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $41,602, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 36,827 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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Greenwood, MS, Mississippi — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/24900/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Greenwood, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Greenwood, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic by 9.1 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,615 votes cast, 7,907 went Democratic and 6,584 went Republican.
What is Greenwood, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Greenwood, MS, Mississippi as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 4 times, and other 3 times.
When did Greenwood, MS, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Greenwood, MS, Mississippi voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Greenwood, MS, Mississippi?
Greenwood, MS, Mississippi has a population of 36,827 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Greenwood, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Greenwood, MS, Mississippi is $41,602 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Greenwood, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Greenwood, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.