Tupelo, MS, Mississippi: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 132,2542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,1702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Tupelo, 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 | 13,370 | 42,443 | 56,340 | ||
| R | 15,591 | 42,015 | 58,417 | ||
| R | 13,213 | 38,338 | 52,522 | ||
| R | 17,086 | 36,883 | 54,657 | ||
| R | 17,125 | 38,060 | 55,855 | ||
| R | 16,256 | 33,625 | 50,285 | ||
| R | 15,423 | 26,076 | 42,140 | ||
| R | 14,478 | 18,778 | 36,050 | ||
| R | 14,730 | 20,690 | 39,740 | ||
| R | 13,176 | 22,650 | 36,313 | ||
| R | 11,779 | 22,720 | 34,747 | ||
| D | 19,731 | 14,496 | 34,920 | ||
| D | 17,415 | 11,881 | 30,015 | ||
| R | 2,539 | 19,756 | 23,001 | ||
| O | 2,769 | 3,814 | 26,074 | ||
| R | 4,549 | 9,594 | 14,143 | ||
| D | 7,182 | 2,656 | 12,397 | ||
| D | 8,135 | 1,610 | 10,221 | ||
| D | 9,082 | 3,289 | 12,371 | ||
| O | 1,872 | 206 | 7,246 | ||
| D | 6,511 | 588 | 7,099 | ||
| D | 7,558 | 357 | 7,928 | ||
| D | 6,859 | 139 | 7,002 | ||
| D | 7,531 | 245 | 7,785 | ||
| D | 4,977 | 967 | 5,944 | ||
| D | 4,734 | 393 | 5,129 | ||
| D | 3,667 | 996 | 4,725 | ||
| D | 4,432 | 439 | 4,909 | ||
| D | 3,143 | 148 | 3,607 | ||
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| D | 2,754 | 383 | 3,201 | ||
| D | 3,303 | 125 | 3,478 | ||
| D | 2,176 | 74 | 3,172 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.4%
American
10.1%
Irish
9.1%
German
4.8%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.8%
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: 37.8 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
$62,170
Tupelo, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Tupelo, MS$62,170
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)17.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Tupelo metro has diversified well beyond its furniture-industry roots, drawing automotive suppliers and food processors that have shifted its workforce profile — yet Lee County's presidential margins have held consistently above 30 points Republican for two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tupelo, MS peaked at ninety-six points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,170 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tupelo, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tupelo, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 51.6 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 56,340 votes cast, 13,370 went Democratic and 42,443 went Republican.
What is Tupelo, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Tupelo, MS, Mississippi as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Tupelo, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tupelo, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Tupelo, MS, Mississippi?
Tupelo, MS, Mississippi has a population of 132,254 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tupelo, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Tupelo, MS, Mississippi is $62,170 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Tupelo, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tupelo, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.