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State Senate District 40·Mississippi

Mississippi 40th State Senate District: R+66 in 2024 — among the deepest-red places in the country.

One of Mississippi's most reliably Democratic state senate seats

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MS
Latest
R+66
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
59,417
2024 ACS

Mississippi 40th State Senate District, Mississippi: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+66 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+66MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
59,4172024 5-year
Median household income
$58,3162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.7%2024 5-year
Black
12.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.2%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+66 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
−66.2%
4,17221,04725,479
R
−63.6%
4,36520,18024,871
R
−64.2%
3,79418,29522,603
R
−58.5%
4,61318,08723,021
R
−59.5%
4,56718,36423,185

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.7%
English
14.4%
German
9.7%
Irish
9.5%
French
6.7%
Italian
6.3%
Scottish
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: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
0.9%
2.7%
75–84
3.4%
5.5%
65–74
6.2%
6.8%
55–64
6.8%
6.3%
45–54
6.2%
5.7%
35–44
6.2%
5.5%
25–34
5.4%
4.5%
18–24
4.4%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,316
State Senate District 40 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 40$58,316
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)14.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
39.8%
Other Christian
9.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.6%
Methodist
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 40 logged a D+19.2 margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among the state's most consistently left-leaning legislative districts. Its urban or majority-minority composition likely anchors that durable advantage.

The Republican margin in Mississippi 40th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-six points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,316, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 59,417 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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State Senate District 40, Mississippi — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/sld-upper/28040/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 40, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 40, Mississippi voted Republican by 66.2 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,479 votes cast, 4,172 went Democratic and 21,047 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 40, Mississippi's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 40, 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 40, Mississippi?
State Senate District 40, Mississippi has a population of 59,417 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 40, Mississippi?
Median household income in State Senate District 40, Mississippi is $58,316 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of State Senate District 40, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 40, 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.