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1876–2024
Vicksburg, MS·Mississippi

Vicksburg, MS delivered R+4 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Mississippi River hub where Civil War memory still shapes civic identity

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MS
Latest
R+4
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
43,020
2024 ACS

Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+4%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
43,0202024 5-year
Median household income
$59,4012024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.5%2024 5-year
Black
48.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+64 in 1964MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.0%
8,6839,40718,298
D
+0.4%
10,44210,36521,053
R
−2.5%
9,2849,76719,416
D
+1.5%
10,78610,45721,391
R
−3.0%
10,48911,15221,764
R
−15.9%
8,22411,35619,683
R
−18.3%
7,48510,89218,623
R
−2.5%
8,7749,26119,385
R
−9.9%
8,17510,20920,578
R
−25.1%
7,43712,50720,170
R
−23.1%
8,05412,95921,248
R
−14.7%
7,48910,15118,128
R
−15.3%
6,2998,69915,705
R
−47.9%
3,48010,42014,478
O
+15.0%
4,5032,39214,112
R
−63.9%
1,6317,4099,040
D
+0.2%
2,2892,2776,587
R
−10.5%
1,8572,4195,328
R
−18.8%
2,3663,4585,824
O
+1.8%
3202454,170
D
+82.7%
3,2023043,506
D
+88.1%
3,0481923,241
D
+92.6%
3,2331223,361
D
+86.3%
2,4221692,611
D
+67.9%
2,7695303,299
D
+69.1%
1,7943282,122
D
+73.2%
1,0821611,258
D
+88.2%
1,204731,282
D
+80.7%
1,135551,339
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D
+70.7%
804136945
D
+57.0%
8671831,201
D
+84.9%
63128710
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.6%
American
7.0%
Irish
6.0%
German
4.0%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
5.7%
65–74
6.1%
6.3%
55–64
7.2%
5.7%
45–54
6.5%
5.9%
35–44
6.3%
5.6%
25–34
6.2%
4.0%
18–24
4.0%
9.1%
5–17
8.5%
2.9%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,401
Vicksburg, MS ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vicksburg, MS$59,401
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.0%
Working age (18–64)16.1%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
36.9%
Other Christian
13.3%
Methodist
9.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Vicksburg's small metro anchors Warren County, a majority-Black jurisdiction that has trended Democratic in federal races while local offices reflect a more competitive, personality-driven electorate along the river corridor.

The Republican margin in Vicksburg, MS reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was four points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $59,401, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 43,020 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/46980/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 4.0 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,298 votes cast, 8,683 went Democratic and 9,407 went Republican.
What is Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi?
Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi has a population of 43,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi is $59,401 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vicksburg, MS, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.