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State Senate District 24·Mississippi

Mississippi 24th State Senate District delivered D+8 in 2024 — Democratic for the long memory.

One of Mississippi's most reliably Republican legislative districts

20082024·5 elections
MS
Latest
D+8
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
54,335
2024 ACS

Mississippi 24th State Senate District, Mississippi: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+24 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
54,3352024 5-year
Median household income
$40,1762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
34.5%2024 5-year
Black
61.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+24 in 2012MIT Election Lab
3 counties · 2 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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+7.7%
11,5849,91821,725
D
+15.2%
13,85110,16324,307
D
+18.1%
14,1679,78124,248
D
+24.4%
16,89610,24027,309
D
+20.6%
16,57210,88127,618

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.8%
American
8.0%
Irish
4.5%
German
2.7%
Italian
1.0%
Scottish
0.7%
French
0.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
28.2%
Methodist
9.4%
Other Christian
7.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.3%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+35.3, this north-central Mississippi district consistently ranks among the state's most one-sided, reflecting a rural electorate where statewide Democratic candidates rarely compete.

The Democratic margin in Mississippi 24th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-four points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $40,176, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 54,335 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 24, Mississippi — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/28024/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 24, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 24, Mississippi voted Democratic by 7.7 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,725 votes cast, 11,584 went Democratic and 9,918 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 24, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, Mississippi as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 24, Mississippi?
State Senate District 24, Mississippi has a population of 54,335 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 24, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 24, Mississippi is $40,176 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State Senate District 24, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, Mississippi from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.