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State Senate District 9·Mississippi

Mississippi 9th State Senate District delivered R+20 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

A reliably Republican district anchored in Mississippi's rural interior

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MS
Latest
R+20
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,854
2024 ACS

Mississippi 9th State Senate District, Mississippi: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+20 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
58,8542024 5-year
Median household income
$63,5162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
65.6%2024 5-year
Black
27.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.4%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+20 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.5%
9,35414,27024,009
R
−10.7%
10,70013,30724,445
R
−11.5%
8,95511,38421,065
R
−9.5%
9,56711,60921,496
R
−7.7%
9,36810,94120,496

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.4%
Irish
7.3%
German
6.6%
American
5.7%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.4%
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: 32.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
0.7%
1.6%
75–84
2.4%
4.1%
65–74
4.9%
4.8%
55–64
5.5%
4.7%
45–54
5.4%
5.9%
35–44
6.1%
6.5%
25–34
6.7%
9.9%
18–24
11.2%
7.0%
5–17
7.2%
2.5%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,516
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$63,516
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)20.5%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.6%
Methodist
8.5%
Other Christian
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+31.4, this district of roughly 59,000 residents represents one of Mississippi's more lopsided political alignments, where statewide Republican candidates have consistently run well above their national averages.

The Republican margin in Mississippi 9th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,516, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,854 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 9, Mississippi — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/28009/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 9, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, Mississippi voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,009 votes cast, 9,354 went Democratic and 14,270 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Mississippi as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, Mississippi?
State Senate District 9, Mississippi has a population of 58,854 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 9, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, Mississippi is $63,516 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Mississippi from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.