Hancock County, Mississippi: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 46,1672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,7082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Glascock County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hancock CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hancock County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +86.0% |
| 1896 | +73.7% |
| 1900 | +61.8% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +74.6% |
| 1916 | +76.3% |
| 1920 | +40.0% |
| 1924 | +38.8% |
| 1928 | +47.6% |
| 1932 | +84.2% |
| 1936 | +76.5% |
| 1940 | +77.4% |
| 1944 | +84.6% |
| 1948 | +4.0% |
| 1952 | +7.9% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | +42.1% |
| 1964 | −25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.7% |
| 1972 | −73.8% |
| 1976 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | −17.3% |
| 1984 | −48.6% |
| 1988 | −34.3% |
| 1992 | −13.2% |
| 1996 | −13.3% |
| 2000 | −31.1% |
| 2004 | −41.8% |
| 2008 | −54.2% |
| 2012 | −52.7% |
| 2016 | −59.3% |
| 2020 | −55.5% |
| 2024 | −58.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,262 | 16,684 | 21,175 | ||
| R | 4,504 | 16,132 | 20,957 | ||
| R | 3,344 | 13,811 | 17,637 | ||
| R | 3,917 | 12,964 | 17,167 | ||
| R | 3,768 | 13,020 | 17,056 | ||
| R | 5,107 | 12,581 | 17,869 | ||
| R | 4,801 | 9,326 | 14,548 | ||
| R | 4,303 | 5,820 | 11,377 | ||
| R | 4,651 | 6,422 | 13,440 | ||
| R | 3,760 | 7,763 | 11,687 | ||
| R | 2,630 | 7,662 | 10,344 | ||
| R | 3,544 | 5,088 | 8,915 | ||
| D | 3,855 | 3,765 | 7,842 | ||
| R | 745 | 5,133 | 5,949 | ||
| O | 904 | 1,065 | 6,041 | ||
| R | 1,501 | 2,550 | 4,051 | ||
| D | 2,132 | 719 | 3,353 | ||
| R | 1,179 | 1,421 | 2,674 | ||
| D | 1,578 | 1,347 | 2,925 | ||
| O | 222 | 151 | 1,775 | ||
| D | 1,642 | 137 | 1,779 | ||
| D | 1,550 | 197 | 1,748 | ||
| D | 1,284 | 164 | 1,464 | ||
| D | 1,349 | 109 | 1,472 | ||
| D | 1,284 | 456 | 1,740 | ||
| D | 467 | 192 | 709 | ||
| D | 305 | 130 | 438 | ||
| D | 512 | 68 | 582 | ||
| D | 365 | 28 | 452 | ||
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| D | 310 | 71 | 387 | ||
| D | 348 | 48 | 407 | ||
| D | 256 | 11 | 285 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.6%
English
12.2%
Irish
11.4%
German
10.9%
French
9.7%
Italian
6.0%
Scottish
1.7%
African American
5.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,708
Hancock County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hancock County$67,708
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Hancock County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.9%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hancock County's R+58.7 margin in 2024 places it among the state's most one-sided presidential results, a pattern rooted in decades of demographic and partisan realignment along the coastal Gulf region.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 46,167, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,708 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Glascock County and Holmes County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hancock County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hancock County, Mississippi voted Republican by 58.7 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,175 votes cast, 4,262 went Democratic and 16,684 went Republican.
What is Hancock County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Hancock County, Mississippi in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Hancock County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hancock County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Hancock County, Mississippi?
Hancock County, Mississippi has a population of 46,167 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hancock County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Hancock County, Mississippi is $67,708 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Hancock County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hancock County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.