Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 155,4342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,6462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Hattiesburg, 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 | 19,591 | 41,779 | 62,267 | ||
| R | 22,457 | 42,494 | 66,100 | ||
| R | 18,126 | 38,347 | 58,088 | ||
| R | 20,293 | 39,812 | 60,847 | ||
| R | 18,314 | 37,860 | 56,758 | ||
| R | 15,404 | 36,475 | 52,240 | ||
| R | 13,263 | 29,102 | 43,212 | ||
| R | 12,547 | 22,065 | 37,270 | ||
| R | 13,031 | 23,229 | 40,286 | ||
| R | 10,814 | 26,377 | 37,411 | ||
| R | 10,165 | 26,746 | 37,250 | ||
| R | 13,236 | 20,306 | 34,136 | ||
| R | 12,988 | 16,353 | 30,259 | ||
| R | 3,872 | 22,129 | 26,776 | ||
| O | 3,747 | 4,067 | 24,752 | ||
| R | 1,741 | 14,438 | 16,179 | ||
| O | 3,233 | 4,322 | 12,309 | ||
| D | 3,314 | 3,032 | 8,831 | ||
| R | 4,978 | 6,025 | 11,003 | ||
| O | 584 | 228 | 8,226 | ||
| D | 5,510 | 573 | 6,083 | ||
| D | 5,051 | 301 | 5,362 | ||
| D | 5,543 | 341 | 5,900 | ||
| D | 3,624 | 228 | 3,891 | ||
| D | 2,794 | 2,134 | 4,928 | ||
| D | 3,004 | 291 | 3,500 | ||
| D | 2,089 | 401 | 2,580 | ||
| D | 2,285 | 175 | 2,594 | ||
| D | 1,542 | 36 | 1,892 | ||
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| D | 417 | 197 | 629 | ||
| D | 419 | 30 | 458 | ||
| D | 202 | 1 | 238 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.8%
English
10.7%
Irish
9.2%
German
7.3%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.3%
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: 35.2 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
$60,646
Hattiesburg, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hattiesburg, MS$60,646
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)16.8%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey University, Hattiesburg's metro tilts more educated and younger than much of the state, producing competitive margins in municipal races even as federal contests trend heavily in one direction.
The shift began with civil rights. 1956 marked the realignment in Hattiesburg, MS, by a three points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1964. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in Hattiesburg, MS, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 64% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $60,646, and a 18% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 62,267 votes cast, 19,591 went Democratic and 41,779 went Republican.
What is Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hattiesburg, 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 3 times.
When did Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi?
Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi has a population of 155,434 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi is $60,646 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hattiesburg, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.