Starkville, MS, Mississippi: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+15%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+15MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 61,7432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,6482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 32.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+83 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Starkville, 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 | 9,723 | 13,096 | 23,211 | ||
| R | 11,342 | 13,295 | 25,152 | ||
| R | 9,878 | 12,552 | 23,193 | ||
| R | 10,285 | 12,753 | 23,351 | ||
| R | 10,675 | 13,392 | 24,249 | ||
| R | 8,356 | 12,776 | 21,358 | ||
| R | 7,869 | 11,028 | 19,349 | ||
| R | 7,302 | 8,396 | 16,420 | ||
| R | 7,472 | 9,172 | 18,144 | ||
| R | 6,650 | 10,187 | 16,921 | ||
| R | 6,494 | 10,964 | 17,491 | ||
| R | 8,217 | 8,686 | 17,387 | ||
| R | 6,557 | 7,137 | 14,006 | ||
| R | 2,283 | 9,784 | 12,218 | ||
| O | 2,121 | 1,606 | 11,252 | ||
| R | 627 | 6,679 | 7,306 | ||
| O | 1,468 | 1,128 | 5,442 | ||
| D | 2,964 | 890 | 4,385 | ||
| D | 3,431 | 1,888 | 5,319 | ||
| O | 435 | 105 | 3,408 | ||
| D | 3,452 | 237 | 3,689 | ||
| D | 3,546 | 166 | 3,731 | ||
| D | 3,153 | 75 | 3,241 | ||
| D | 2,666 | 61 | 2,733 | ||
| D | 2,679 | 449 | 3,128 | ||
| D | 2,288 | 145 | 2,572 | ||
| D | 1,354 | 369 | 1,770 | ||
| D | 1,855 | 191 | 2,093 | ||
| D | 1,506 | 62 | 1,756 | ||
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| D | 1,346 | 170 | 1,565 | ||
| D | 1,692 | 154 | 1,858 | ||
| D | 1,009 | 16 | 1,450 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
18.9%
Irish
8.4%
American
7.6%
German
6.6%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.4%
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: 27.8 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
$48,648
Starkville, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Starkville, MS$48,648
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)25.7%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.5%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Oktibbeha County's student and faculty population gives Starkville a more competitive electoral profile than surrounding rural Mississippi, though Republicans have carried the area by wide margins in most recent statewide contests.
The shift began with civil rights. The realignment unfolded over the late twentieth century. The Republican margin reached its widest at eighty-three points in 1964. The 2024 margin was fifteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Starkville, MS, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $48,648, and a 24% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Starkville, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Starkville, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 14.5 points (R+15), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,211 votes cast, 9,723 went Democratic and 13,096 went Republican.
What is Starkville, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Starkville, 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 Starkville, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Starkville, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Starkville, MS, Mississippi?
Starkville, MS, Mississippi has a population of 61,743 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Starkville, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Starkville, MS, Mississippi is $48,648 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Starkville, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Starkville, 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.