† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupClarksdale, MSMississippiUnited States
African American†74.1%35.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.8%0.5%
English6.2%10.6%9.5%
Irish4.2%7.4%9.4%
German2.4%5.1%12.5%
American2.4%10.0%5.3%
Italian1.9%1.7%4.8%
Scottish0.7%1.6%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.4%1.0%—
Lebanese0.3%——
Mexican1.8%1.9%11.3%
Honduran1.0%0.2%0.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Clarksdale, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median age
35.9
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.5%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clarksdale, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$37,461
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
35.5%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.5%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clarksdale, MS
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.7%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clarksdale, MS
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
3.5%
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
26.1%
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.1%
40.7%
51.5%
Black Protestant
18.2%
8.6%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Clarksdale, MS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+70.1%
1896
+59.6%
1900
+54.5%
1904
No data
1908
No data
1912
+86.4%
1916
+93.8%
1920
+86.1%
1924
+83.7%
1928
+77.7%
1932
+92.7%
1936
+95.4%
1940
+89.4%
1944
+85.2%
1948
+5.7%
1952
+13.3%
1956
+18.0%
1960
+7.5%
1964
−62.5%
1968
+31.9%
1972
−27.0%
1976
+19.3%
1980
+20.3%
1984
+8.4%
1988
+10.6%
1992
+20.5%
1996
+24.3%
2000
+20.6%
2004
+29.5%
2008
+44.3%
2012
+48.2%
2016
+44.3%
2020
+42.9%
2024
+39.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
69.4%Harris4,711
29.6%Trump2,008
0.6%Kennedy39 +6
D+39.8
R+3.1
D+41.3
6,790
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic69.4%4,711
Donald J TrumpRepublican29.6%2,008
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.6%39
Chase OliverLibertarian0.1%7
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%7
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%6
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%5
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%5
Peter SonskiIndependent0.0%2
D
70.8%Biden6,020
27.9%Trump2,375
1.2%
D+42.9
R+1.5
D+38.4
8,501
D
71.6%Clinton6,378
27.2%Trump2,426
1.2%
D+44.3
R+3.8
D+42.3
8,912
D
73.9%Obama7,792
25.7%Romney2,712
0.4%
D+48.2
D+3.9
D+44.3
10,549
D
71.9%Obama7,597
27.6%McCain2,917
0.5%
D+44.3
D+14.8
D+37.0
10,568
D
64.1%Kerry6,805
34.7%Bush3,676
1.2%
D+29.5
D+8.9
D+32.0
10,608
D
59.3%Gore5,662
38.7%Bush3,695
2.1%
D+20.6
R+3.7
D+20.1
9,553
D
60.1%Clinton5,776
35.8%Dole3,441
4.1%
D+24.3
D+3.8
D+15.8
9,611
D
57.3%Clinton6,409
36.9%Bush4,120
5.8%
D+20.5
D+9.8
D+14.9
11,180
D
54.4%Dukakis6,139
43.8%Bush4,939
1.8%
D+10.6
D+2.2
D+18.4
11,278
D
53.4%Mondale6,839
45.0%Reagan5,759
1.7%
D+8.4
R+11.9
D+26.7
12,810
D
58.5%Carter7,030
38.2%Reagan4,592
3.3%
D+20.3
D+1.0
D+30.0
12,015
D
57.7%Carter6,412
38.4%Ford4,269
3.9%
D+19.3
D+46.3
D+17.2
11,113
R
34.6%McGovern3,708
61.6%Nixon6,602
3.9%
R+27.0
R+58.9
R+3.8
10,725
D
49.1%Humphrey5,352
17.2%Nixon1,875
33.7%
D+31.9
D+94.4
D+32.6
10,898
R
18.8%Johnson964
81.2%Goldwater4,172
0.0%
R+62.5
R+70.0
R+85.0
5,136
D
35.8%Kennedy1,386
28.3%Nixon1,096
35.8%
D+7.5
R+10.5
D+7.3
3,867
D
50.8%Stevenson1,677
32.8%Eisenhower1,082
16.4%
D+18.0
D+4.8
D+33.4
3,299
D
56.6%Stevenson2,115
43.4%Eisenhower1,619
0.0%
D+13.3
D+7.5
D+24.0
3,734
O
10.6%Truman246
4.9%Dewey113
84.5%
Thurmond +73.9
R+79.5
D+1.3
2,319
D
92.6%Roosevelt2,392
7.4%Dewey191
0.0%
D+85.2
R+4.2
D+77.7
2,583
D
94.7%Roosevelt2,440
5.3%Willkie137
0.0%
D+89.4
R+6.0
D+79.4
2,577
D
97.7%Roosevelt2,059
2.3%Landon49
0.0%
D+95.4
D+2.7
D+71.1
2,108
D
96.3%Roosevelt1,672
3.6%Hoover62
0.2%
D+92.7
D+15.0
D+74.9
1,737
D
88.9%Smith1,778
11.1%Hoover223
0.0%
D+77.7
R+6.0
D+95.2
2,001
D
91.8%Davis1,362
8.2%Coolidge121
0.0%
D+83.7
R+2.5
D+108.9
1,483
D
92.5%Cox882
6.4%Harding61
1.0%
D+86.1
R+7.6
D+112.3
953
D
96.7%Wilson697
2.9%Hughes21
0.4%
D+93.8
D+7.4
D+90.6
721
D
90.0%Wilson396
3.6%Taft16
6.4%
D+86.4
—
D+66.8
440
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
D
76.7%Bryan266
22.2%McKinley77
1.2%
D+54.5
R+5.1
D+62.0
347
D
78.3%Bryan347
18.7%McKinley83
2.9%
D+59.6
R+10.5
D+65.7
443
D
79.8%Cleveland272
9.7%Harrison33
10.6%
D+70.1
—
D+68.4
341
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
67.9%4,533
32.1%2,146
6,679
2020
D
74.5%6,452
25.0%2,161
8,659
2018
D
62.1%3,858
35.0%2,178
6,214
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Clarksdale, MS
Year
Total registered
2016
17,838
2018
18,171
2020
18,471
2022
15,393
2024
15,358
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−309 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −6,812 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Clarksdale, MS in Clarksdale, MS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−410
2012
−386
2013
−566
2014
−471
2015
−457
2016
−768
2017
−739
2018
−638
2019
−548
2021
−398
2022
−485
2023
−297
2024
−340
2025
−309
Clarksdale anchors one of the most heavily African American counties in the nation, where Democratic presidential candidates have routinely cleared 70–80% of the vote, reflecting both demographic concentration and a century of civil-rights organizing history.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 62.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 39.8 points.
A population of 20,540, a 19% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,461 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Selma, AL and Cleveland, MS.
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In 2024, Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic by 39.8 points (D+39.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,790 votes cast, 4,711 went Democratic and 2,008 went Republican.
When did Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi?
Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi has a population of 20,540 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi is $37,461 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Clarksdale, MS, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
