† 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
3 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
GroupNatchez, MS-LAUnited States
African American†52.8%9.9%
African0.9%0.5%
Irish6.1%9.4%
English5.2%9.5%
American4.8%5.3%
German2.5%12.5%
French2.4%1.6%
Scottish1.3%1.3%
Italian1.0%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.5%—
Mexican1.2%11.3%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.3%—
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
Natchez, MS-LA
United States
Median age
40.9
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Natchez, MS-LA
United States
Median household income
$41,701
$84,427
Poverty rate
29.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Natchez, MS-LA
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
22.3%
Spanish
3.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Natchez, MS-LA
United States
Catholic
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
35.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
32.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
20.3%
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.
Natchez, MS-LA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+93.4%
1896
+74.2%
1900
+79.7%
1904
+94.1%
1908
+93.7%
1912
+75.1%
1916
+92.1%
1920
+82.2%
1924
+60.5%
1928
+45.4%
1932
+75.8%
1936
+90.2%
1940
+85.9%
1944
+73.9%
1948
+4.4%
1952
−8.0%
1956
−3.8%
1960
+0.8%
1964
−70.0%
1968
+27.6%
1972
−30.8%
1976
+8.0%
1980
+3.0%
1984
−7.2%
1988
+0.1%
1992
+20.0%
1996
+24.0%
2000
+9.3%
2004
+5.9%
2008
+13.1%
2012
+15.8%
2016
+9.5%
2020
+10.0%
2024
+6.8%
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
52.9%Harris12,168
46.1%Trump10,596
0.9%
D+6.8
R+3.1
D+8.3
22,982
D
54.4%Biden14,421
44.4%Trump11,777
1.1%
D+10.0
D+0.5
D+5.5
26,495
D
54.1%Clinton14,366
44.6%Trump11,841
1.4%
D+9.5
R+6.3
D+7.4
26,568
D
57.6%Obama16,845
41.7%Romney12,211
0.7%
D+15.8
D+2.8
D+12.0
29,260
D
56.1%Obama16,670
43.0%McCain12,785
0.8%
D+13.1
D+7.2
D+5.8
29,701
D
52.6%Kerry14,690
46.7%Bush13,053
0.7%
D+5.9
R+3.5
D+8.3
27,928
D
53.8%Gore14,420
44.5%Bush11,918
1.7%
D+9.3
R+14.7
D+8.8
26,786
D
58.3%Clinton15,314
34.3%Dole9,001
7.4%
D+24.0
D+4.0
D+15.5
26,255
D
53.7%Clinton15,334
33.7%Bush9,616
12.6%
D+20.0
D+19.9
D+14.5
28,547
D
49.3%Dukakis13,886
49.2%Bush13,855
1.5%
D+0.1
D+7.3
D+7.8
28,156
R
45.9%Mondale14,230
53.2%Reagan16,473
0.9%
R+7.2
R+10.2
D+11.0
30,982
D
49.9%Carter14,055
46.9%Reagan13,207
3.3%
D+3.0
R+5.0
D+12.7
28,189
D
51.9%Carter13,073
43.9%Ford11,062
4.2%
D+8.0
D+38.7
D+5.9
25,199
R
32.7%McGovern7,296
63.5%Nixon14,152
3.8%
R+30.8
R+58.3
R+7.6
22,288
O
38.2%Humphrey9,318
10.6%Nixon2,596
51.1%
Wallace +12.9
D+97.6
D+28.3
24,380
R
15.0%Johnson1,971
85.0%Goldwater11,180
0.0%
R+70.0
R+70.8
R+92.6
13,151
O
25.4%Kennedy2,449
24.6%Nixon2,373
49.9%
Other +24.5
D+4.6
D+0.6
9,630
R
33.7%Stevenson2,418
37.6%Eisenhower2,694
28.7%
R+3.8
D+4.1
D+11.6
7,172
R
46.0%Stevenson3,488
54.0%Eisenhower4,092
0.0%
R+8.0
R+12.3
D+2.8
7,580
O
8.7%Truman415
4.3%Dewey207
86.9%
Thurmond +78.2
R+69.5
R+0.1
4,763
D
86.9%Roosevelt3,378
13.1%Dewey508
0.0%
D+73.9
R+12.0
D+66.4
3,886
D
92.9%Roosevelt3,843
7.1%Willkie292
0.0%
D+85.9
R+4.4
D+75.9
4,136
D
95.0%Roosevelt3,768
4.8%Landon191
0.2%
D+90.2
D+14.4
D+66.0
3,965
D
87.6%Roosevelt3,172
11.8%Hoover428
0.6%
D+75.8
D+30.4
D+58.0
3,620
D
72.7%Smith2,758
27.3%Hoover1,036
0.0%
D+45.4
R+15.2
D+62.9
3,794
D
79.9%Davis1,652
19.3%Coolidge400
0.8%
D+60.5
R+21.7
D+85.7
2,068
D
91.0%Cox1,452
8.8%Harding140
0.3%
D+82.2
R+9.9
D+108.4
1,596
D
95.9%Wilson1,391
3.8%Hughes55
0.3%
D+92.1
D+17.0
D+88.9
1,451
D
77.8%Wilson1,104
2.7%Taft39
19.5%
D+75.1
R+18.7
D+55.5
1,419
D
95.0%Bryan288
1.3%Taft4
3.6%
D+93.7
R+0.4
D+103.3
303
D
95.0%Parker209
0.9%Roosevelt2
4.1%
D+94.1
D+14.4
D+113.8
220
D
89.5%Bryan1,353
9.8%McKinley148
0.7%
D+79.7
D+5.5
D+87.2
1,512
D
86.2%Bryan2,219
12.0%McKinley309
1.7%
D+74.2
R+19.2
D+80.3
2,573
D
96.3%Cleveland4,480
2.9%Harrison135
0.8%
D+93.4
—
D+91.8
4,650
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Natchez, MS-LA
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
28,043
2018 (partial)
26,755
2020 (partial)
27,153
2022 (partial)
25,500
2024
41,488
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−420 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −9,129 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Natchez, MS-LA in Natchez, MS-LA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−316
2012
−709
2013
−83
2014
−310
2015
−1,060
2016
−574
2017
−794
2018
−903
2019
−853
2021
−997
2022
−673
2023
−462
2024
−975
2025
−420
Straddling the Mississippi River across two states, the Natchez metro's electorate is majority-Black, a demographic reality that has driven double-digit Democratic presidential margins even as rural Mississippi trends sharply the other direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.1 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 70.0 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.8 points.
A population of 54,045, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $41,701 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greenwood, MS and Selma, AL.
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In 2024, Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi voted Democratic by 6.8 points (D+6.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,982 votes cast, 12,168 went Democratic and 10,596 went Republican.
When did Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi?
Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi has a population of 54,045 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi?
Median household income in Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi is $41,701 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $60,756.
What is the political history of Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Natchez, MS-LA, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
