Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 300,0242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,4272024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Hattiesburg-Laurel, 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 | 39,749 | 85,918 | 127,100 | ||
| R | 46,142 | 88,456 | 136,520 | ||
| R | 40,762 | 81,779 | 125,018 | ||
| R | 47,020 | 84,445 | 132,755 | ||
| R | 44,349 | 82,258 | 127,734 | ||
| R | 37,158 | 78,060 | 115,909 | ||
| R | 33,798 | 64,348 | 99,583 | ||
| R | 32,691 | 49,161 | 88,023 | ||
| R | 34,618 | 53,017 | 97,536 | ||
| R | 31,101 | 62,029 | 93,646 | ||
| R | 29,361 | 64,579 | 94,480 | ||
| R | 39,982 | 48,520 | 89,719 | ||
| R | 37,687 | 40,720 | 80,051 | ||
| R | 10,907 | 57,510 | 69,841 | ||
| O | 10,362 | 9,137 | 65,418 | ||
| R | 5,131 | 41,596 | 46,727 | ||
| O | 11,882 | 8,972 | 32,748 | ||
| D | 15,035 | 7,152 | 26,751 | ||
| D | 18,470 | 13,639 | 32,109 | ||
| O | 1,781 | 516 | 22,504 | ||
| D | 17,452 | 1,104 | 18,556 | ||
| D | 16,171 | 697 | 16,878 | ||
| D | 16,896 | 680 | 17,648 | ||
| D | 13,770 | 578 | 14,603 | ||
| D | 9,027 | 5,567 | 14,594 | ||
| D | 9,400 | 873 | 11,036 | ||
| D | 5,531 | 1,430 | 7,399 | ||
| D | 7,404 | 570 | 8,475 | ||
| D | 5,037 | 117 | 6,084 | ||
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| D | 3,139 | 888 | 4,156 | ||
| D | 4,449 | 415 | 4,958 | ||
| D | 2,158 | 29 | 2,575 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.4%
English
10.1%
Irish
7.4%
German
5.4%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.2%
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: 37.0 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
$54,427
Hattiesburg-Laurel ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hattiesburg-Laurel$54,427
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.7%
Working age (18–64)17.0%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hattiesburg anchors this south-Mississippi market with Camp Shelby nearby and the University of Southern Mississippi inside city limits, creating a demographic mix that makes precinct-level targeting unusually consequential for statewide campaigns.
The shift began with civil rights. The realignment unfolded over the late twentieth century. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1964. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
The political shift has tracked, in Hattiesburg-Laurel, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $54,427, and a 19% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi voted Republican by 36.3 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 127,100 votes cast, 39,749 went Democratic and 85,918 went Republican.
What is Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi as a "Old Confederacy" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi?
Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi has a population of 300,024 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi?
Median household income in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi is $54,427 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.