Benton County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 3,880 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Hickory Flat Prec Dist 5Hickory Flat Prec Dist 5 | 90 | 796 | 4 | 890 | 10.1% | 89.4% | R+79.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Ashland Precinct District 3Ashland Precinct District 3 | 283 | 490 | 7 | 780 | 36.3% | 62.8% | R+26.5 |
| Precinct -Floyd Precinct Dist 4Floyd Precinct Dist 4 | 143 | 622 | 6 | 771 | 18.5% | 80.7% | R+62.1 |
| Precinct -Canaan Precinct District 1Canaan Precinct District 1 | 354 | 385 | 3 | 742 | 47.7% | 51.9% | R+4.2 |
| Precinct -Lamar Precinct District 2Lamar Precinct District 2 | 448 | 242 | 7 | 697 | 64.3% | 34.7% | D+29.6 |
| Ashland Voting District28_28009103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Canaan Voting District28_28009102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Floyd Voting District28_28009104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hickory Flat Voting District28_28009105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lamar Voting District28_28009101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +66.6% |
| 1896 | +69.5% |
| 1900 | +80.7% |
| 1904 | +83.2% |
| 1908 | +88.8% |
| 1912 | +87.1% |
| 1916 | +89.9% |
| 1920 | +52.5% |
| 1924 | +87.4% |
| 1928 | +88.8% |
| 1932 | +97.9% |
| 1936 | +98.8% |
| 1940 | +95.0% |
| 1944 | +90.6% |
| 1948 | +13.2% |
| 1952 | +63.4% |
| 1956 | +71.8% |
| 1960 | +36.0% |
| 1964 | −59.7% |
| 1968 | +25.0% |
| 1972 | −35.0% |
| 1976 | +49.4% |
| 1980 | +24.5% |
| 1984 | −0.6% |
| 1988 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | +29.1% |
| 1996 | +30.0% |
| 2000 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | −2.2% |
| 2012 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | −13.2% |
| 2020 | −20.8% |
| 2024 | −31.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,242 |
| 2018 | 6,053 |
| 2020 | 6,190 |
| 2022 | 6,124 |
| 2024 | 6,163 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−16 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −339 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $40,748 in average income, against $47,542 for residents who stayed — 14% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+24.3 on average — 7.1 points more Democratic-leaning than Benton County, MS itself (R+31.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Marshall County, MS64R+7.3
- Tippah County, MS24R+67.1
- Union County, MS24R+70.1
- Shelby County, TN21D+25.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Marshall County, MS61
- DeSoto County, MS34
- Union County, MS30
- Shelby County, TN29
- Tippah County, MS28
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +21 |
| 2012 | −62 |
| 2013 | −142 |
| 2014 | −185 |
| 2015 | −127 |
| 2016 | +105 |
| 2017 | +31 |
| 2018 | −19 |
| 2019 | +23 |
| 2021 | +29 |
| 2022 | −16 |
| 2023 | −67 |
| 2024 | +86 |
| 2025 | −16 |
Benton County sits in Mississippi's northeast corner with a population just over 8,000, and its presidential margins have shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, reaching R+31.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 10.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.4 points.
A population of 7,589, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,016 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union County and Mississippi County.
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Benton County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28009/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.