Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+38%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 400,2042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,0282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Biloxi-Gulfport, 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 | 44,782 | 100,945 | 147,408 | ||
| R | 48,123 | 98,794 | 149,355 | ||
| R | 38,426 | 87,985 | 129,816 | ||
| R | 43,780 | 89,013 | 134,371 | ||
| R | 43,982 | 87,599 | 132,834 | ||
| R | 41,900 | 85,206 | 128,099 | ||
| R | 36,989 | 71,169 | 110,530 | ||
| R | 35,812 | 56,003 | 100,084 | ||
| R | 32,382 | 56,806 | 106,055 | ||
| R | 28,654 | 70,274 | 100,399 | ||
| R | 24,156 | 70,906 | 95,427 | ||
| R | 33,122 | 52,613 | 88,615 | ||
| R | 33,822 | 39,916 | 76,728 | ||
| R | 7,858 | 57,612 | 66,579 | ||
| O | 7,313 | 9,913 | 56,776 | ||
| R | 8,185 | 32,231 | 40,416 | ||
| D | 15,148 | 8,028 | 29,440 | ||
| D | 12,342 | 9,130 | 22,736 | ||
| D | 13,643 | 9,302 | 22,945 | ||
| O | 1,633 | 695 | 13,460 | ||
| D | 10,652 | 970 | 11,622 | ||
| D | 9,448 | 870 | 10,327 | ||
| D | 7,479 | 662 | 8,189 | ||
| D | 7,006 | 626 | 7,691 | ||
| D | 5,567 | 2,857 | 8,424 | ||
| D | 4,968 | 805 | 5,947 | ||
| D | 2,409 | 507 | 2,986 | ||
| D | 2,930 | 347 | 3,388 | ||
| D | 2,037 | 64 | 2,500 | ||
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| D | 1,036 | 316 | 1,363 | ||
| D | 960 | 198 | 1,261 | ||
| D | 813 | 26 | 926 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.9%
American
9.7%
Irish
8.9%
German
8.3%
French
4.1%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.2%
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: 39.0 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
$62,028
Biloxi-Gulfport ranks near the middle of US counties.
Biloxi-Gulfport$62,028
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Biloxi-Gulfport media market anchors Mississippi's coastal strip, where post-Katrina redevelopment and a gaming-driven service economy have drawn a more transient workforce than the state's interior, nudging its demographic profile gradually younger and more diverse.
The shift began with civil rights. 1964 marked the realignment in Biloxi-Gulfport, by a fifty-nine points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-five points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
The political shift has tracked, in Biloxi-Gulfport, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $62,028, and a 16% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi voted Republican by 38.1 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 147,408 votes cast, 44,782 went Democratic and 100,945 went Republican.
What is Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Biloxi-Gulfport, 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 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi?
Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi has a population of 400,204 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi?
Median household income in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi is $62,028 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.