Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 483,5272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,2122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, 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 | 66,276 | 143,552 | 211,882 | ||
| R | 78,432 | 145,239 | 226,772 | ||
| R | 72,260 | 134,647 | 210,948 | ||
| R | 86,986 | 130,638 | 219,970 | ||
| R | 88,291 | 135,770 | 226,282 | ||
| R | 77,442 | 124,807 | 203,773 | ||
| R | 71,356 | 101,425 | 175,357 | ||
| R | 66,008 | 74,041 | 150,932 | ||
| R | 70,696 | 84,889 | 171,661 | ||
| R | 62,807 | 92,910 | 156,787 | ||
| R | 58,756 | 98,738 | 158,137 | ||
| D | 85,527 | 71,114 | 160,041 | ||
| D | 74,670 | 58,874 | 137,445 | ||
| R | 17,542 | 90,984 | 110,712 | ||
| O | 17,498 | 14,474 | 120,818 | ||
| R | 11,274 | 61,115 | 73,430 | ||
| D | 24,589 | 12,972 | 56,526 | ||
| D | 37,043 | 9,028 | 50,655 | ||
| D | 39,505 | 18,341 | 57,847 | ||
| O | 6,229 | 1,047 | 37,268 | ||
| D | 34,629 | 3,007 | 37,653 | ||
| D | 37,904 | 1,848 | 39,825 | ||
| D | 36,432 | 1,000 | 37,501 | ||
| D | 35,452 | 1,122 | 36,657 | ||
| D | 29,462 | 5,152 | 34,614 | ||
| D | 25,629 | 2,028 | 28,270 | ||
| D | 19,255 | 4,255 | 23,834 | ||
| D | 22,434 | 1,731 | 24,499 | ||
| D | 16,290 | 547 | 18,368 | ||
| D | 839 | 160 | 1,010 | ||
| D | 848 | 215 | 1,076 | ||
| D | 15,139 | 2,030 | 17,810 | ||
| D | 18,605 | 1,448 | 20,408 | ||
| D | 12,271 | 358 | 17,469 | ||
| D | 1,133 | 243 | 1,377 | ||
| D | 828 | 234 | 1,062 | ||
| D | 856 | 172 | 1,028 | ||
| D | 1,201 | 198 | 1,399 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.9%
American
9.5%
Irish
8.4%
German
4.8%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.3%
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
$53,212
Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn ranks near the middle of US counties.
Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn$53,212
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)17.2%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 33.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This northeast Mississippi media market anchors one of the most reliably one-sided voting regions in the Deep South, with a population split between small manufacturing towns and agricultural communities that has shifted little in statewide contests over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn peaked at ninety-four points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the market to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-five points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $53,212 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi voted Republican by 36.5 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 211,882 votes cast, 66,276 went Democratic and 143,552 went Republican.
What is Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi?
Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi has a population of 483,527 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi?
Median household income in Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi is $53,212 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.