Grenada, MS, Mississippi: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 30,8192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $46,6062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 44.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+91 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Grenada, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,797 | 8,309 | 14,190 | ||
| R | 6,855 | 8,998 | 15,986 | ||
| R | 6,539 | 8,788 | 15,509 | ||
| R | 7,963 | 8,933 | 16,980 | ||
| R | 7,638 | 9,305 | 17,033 | ||
| R | 6,653 | 8,874 | 15,608 | ||
| R | 6,350 | 7,759 | 14,234 | ||
| R | 6,372 | 6,470 | 13,576 | ||
| R | 6,279 | 7,045 | 14,344 | ||
| R | 5,576 | 7,856 | 13,465 | ||
| R | 5,206 | 8,274 | 13,504 | ||
| D | 6,912 | 6,472 | 13,626 | ||
| R | 5,673 | 5,847 | 11,847 | ||
| R | 2,396 | 8,010 | 10,598 | ||
| O | 2,946 | 1,193 | 11,462 | ||
| R | 304 | 6,829 | 7,133 | ||
| O | 1,152 | 1,267 | 4,312 | ||
| D | 2,083 | 685 | 3,967 | ||
| D | 2,530 | 1,840 | 4,370 | ||
| O | 214 | 61 | 3,255 | ||
| D | 2,744 | 191 | 2,935 | ||
| D | 2,863 | 106 | 2,979 | ||
| D | 2,628 | 18 | 2,646 | ||
| D | 2,467 | 28 | 2,496 | ||
| D | 2,762 | 138 | 2,900 | ||
| D | 1,948 | 77 | 2,120 | ||
| D | 1,379 | 69 | 1,470 | ||
| D | 1,646 | 63 | 1,740 | ||
| D | 1,166 | 7 | 1,237 | ||
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| D | 1,303 | 57 | 1,384 | ||
| D | 1,533 | 43 | 1,592 | ||
| D | 1,074 | 9 | 1,293 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
9.1%
English
8.1%
Irish
6.7%
German
2.2%
Scottish
0.7%
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: 40.1 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
$46,606
Grenada, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grenada, MS$46,606
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.6%
Working age (18–64)21.9%
Seniors (65+)24.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grenada sits at the northeastern fringe of the Mississippi Delta, where a majority-Black population and a historically low-turnout electorate make mobilization infrastructure the decisive variable in close local contests.
The shift began with civil rights. 1984 marked the realignment in Grenada, MS, by a twenty-three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at ninety-one points in 1964. The 2024 margin was eighteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Grenada, MS, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $46,606, and a 25% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Grenada, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grenada, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 17.7 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,190 votes cast, 5,797 went Democratic and 8,309 went Republican.
What is Grenada, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Grenada, MS, Mississippi as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did Grenada, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grenada, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Grenada, MS, Mississippi?
Grenada, MS, Mississippi has a population of 30,819 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grenada, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Grenada, MS, Mississippi is $46,606 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Grenada, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grenada, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.