† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupColumbusMississippiUnited States
African American†62.8%35.3%9.9%
Jamaican0.6%—0.4%
African0.4%0.8%0.5%
South African0.4%——
Nigerian0.3%—0.2%
English7.2%10.6%9.5%
American4.9%10.0%5.3%
Irish4.2%7.4%9.4%
German3.2%5.1%12.5%
Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%
Scottish0.7%1.6%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.6%1.0%—
Polish0.4%—2.2%
Mexican1.4%1.9%11.3%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian0.5%0.1%1.4%
Filipino0.5%0.1%0.9%
Chinese0.3%0.1%1.3%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
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
Columbus
Mississippi
United States
Median age
41.1
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
12.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$42,235
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.3%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.2%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.0%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
—
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
40.7%
51.5%
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.
Columbus, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+19.7%
2008
+29.5%
2012
+36.9%
2016
+32.8%
2020
+38.2%
2024
+36.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
67.5%Harris5,705
31.3%Trump2,641
1.2%
D+36.3
R+1.9
D+37.7
8,451
D
68.4%Biden7,019
30.2%Trump3,103
1.4%
D+38.2
D+5.4
D+33.7
10,261
D
65.5%Clinton6,567
32.7%Trump3,279
1.9%
D+32.8
R+4.1
D+30.7
10,032
D
68.0%Obama7,068
31.1%Romney3,235
0.9%
D+36.9
D+7.3
D+33.0
10,399
D
64.1%Obama7,497
34.5%McCain4,039
1.4%
D+29.5
D+9.9
D+22.3
11,704
D
59.6%Kerry5,896
40.0%Bush3,951
0.4%
D+19.7
—
D+22.1
9,886
Columbus anchors Lowndes County with a manufacturing base and Mississippi University for Women, producing a demographic mix that keeps local margins closer than much of the surrounding Black Belt region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.3 points.
A population of 23,348, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,235 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kinston and Selma.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Columbus, Mississippi voted Democratic by 36.3 points (D+36.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,451 votes cast, 5,705 went Democratic and 2,641 went Republican.
How many people live in Columbus, Mississippi?
Columbus, Mississippi has a population of 23,348 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, Mississippi?
Median household income in Columbus, Mississippi is $42,235 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Columbus, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Columbus, Mississippi from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
