Meridian, MS, Mississippi: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 86,8182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,9862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 39.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Meridian, 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 | 13,107 | 21,580 | 34,978 | ||
| R | 15,798 | 23,384 | 39,585 | ||
| R | 13,854 | 22,878 | 37,297 | ||
| R | 16,925 | 23,749 | 41,030 | ||
| R | 16,453 | 24,811 | 41,511 | ||
| R | 12,694 | 24,804 | 37,677 | ||
| R | 10,780 | 21,818 | 32,889 | ||
| R | 11,005 | 18,525 | 31,026 | ||
| R | 10,748 | 21,305 | 34,400 | ||
| R | 10,543 | 22,824 | 33,627 | ||
| R | 9,796 | 23,358 | 34,089 | ||
| R | 13,221 | 18,030 | 32,840 | ||
| R | 12,629 | 17,208 | 30,441 | ||
| R | 4,407 | 22,898 | 28,012 | ||
| O | 4,073 | 2,626 | 25,755 | ||
| R | 1,836 | 16,882 | 18,718 | ||
| O | 4,999 | 3,422 | 14,053 | ||
| D | 7,177 | 3,317 | 11,534 | ||
| D | 7,841 | 4,891 | 12,732 | ||
| O | 722 | 188 | 8,007 | ||
| D | 7,730 | 474 | 8,204 | ||
| D | 7,647 | 345 | 7,999 | ||
| D | 8,164 | 98 | 8,277 | ||
| D | 6,312 | 244 | 6,581 | ||
| D | 4,689 | 2,361 | 7,050 | ||
| D | 4,510 | 407 | 5,508 | ||
| D | 3,346 | 275 | 3,771 | ||
| D | 4,150 | 206 | 4,470 | ||
| D | 2,842 | 67 | 3,183 | ||
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| D | 2,064 | 72 | 2,191 | ||
| D | 2,925 | 105 | 3,096 | ||
| D | 1,994 | 26 | 2,526 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.2%
English
10.7%
Irish
7.3%
German
4.4%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.9%
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: 40.2 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
$49,986
Meridian, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Meridian, MS$49,986
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.7%
Working age (18–64)21.3%
Seniors (65+)15.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Jackson-area metro consistently posts some of the highest shares of Black residents of any mid-sized Southern market, shaping an electorate where turnout patterns and demographic composition draw close scrutiny every cycle.
The shift began with civil rights. The realignment unfolded over the late twentieth century. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
The political shift has tracked, in Meridian, MS, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 53% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $49,986, and a 25% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Meridian, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Meridian, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 24.2 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,978 votes cast, 13,107 went Democratic and 21,580 went Republican.
What is Meridian, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Meridian, 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Meridian, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Meridian, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Meridian, MS, Mississippi?
Meridian, MS, Mississippi has a population of 86,818 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Meridian, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Meridian, MS, Mississippi is $49,986 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Meridian, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Meridian, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.