Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
37 precincts · 5,378 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Bassfield Highway 42 - 31Bassfield Highway 42 - 31 | 620 | 192 | 3 | 815 | 76.1% | 23.6% | D+52.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -North East Prentiss 43North East Prentiss 43 | 359 | 163 | 2 | 524 | 68.5% | 31.1% | D+37.4 |
| Precinct -South Prentiss 12South Prentiss 12 | 220 | 260 | 7 | 487 | 45.2% | 53.4% | R+8.2 |
| Precinct -Son's Academy/Hathorn 25Son's Academy/Hathorn 25 | 189 | 201 | 1 | 391 | 48.3% | 51.4% | R+3.1 |
| Precinct -South Prentiss 13South Prentiss 13 | 214 | 158 | 1 | 373 | 57.4% | 42.4% | D+15.0 |
| Precinct -Red House 55Red House 55 | 209 | 104 | 3 | 316 | 66.1% | 32.9% | D+33.2 |
| Precinct -Bassfield 26Bassfield 26 | 143 | 163 | 3 | 309 | 46.3% | 52.8% | R+6.5 |
| Precinct -Good Hope/Melba 33Good Hope/Melba 33 | 90 | 198 | 2 | 290 | 31.0% | 68.3% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -Williamson Mill 44Williamson Mill 44 | 89 | 183 | 1 | 273 | 32.6% | 67.0% | R+34.4 |
| Precinct -Whiting 56Whiting 56 | 200 | 59 | 2 | 261 | 76.6% | 22.6% | D+54.0 |
| Precinct -Green's Creek 23Green's Creek 23 | 70 | 186 | 3 | 259 | 27.0% | 71.8% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -Gwinville/Old Hebron - 51Gwinville/Old Hebron - 51 | 143 | 83 | 1 | 227 | 63.0% | 36.6% | D+26.4 |
| Precinct -North West Prentiss 53North West Prentiss 53 | 153 | 57 | 2 | 212 | 72.2% | 26.9% | D+45.3 |
| Precinct -Carson 22Carson 22 | 52 | 136 | 0 | 188 | 27.7% | 72.3% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -Mt Carmel 42Mt Carmel 42 | 157 | 26 | 3 | 186 | 84.4% | 14.0% | D+70.4 |
| Precinct -Clem 41Clem 41 | 76 | 77 | 1 | 154 | 49.4% | 50.0% | R+0.6 |
| Precinct -11 - Granby11 - Granby | 57 | 56 | 0 | 113 | 50.4% | 49.6% | D+0.9 |
| Bassfield Beat 2 Voting District28_2806526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bassfield Beat 3 Voting District28_2806531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Carson Voting District28_2806522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clem Voting District28_2806541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Good Hope Voting District28_2806533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Granby Voting District28_2806511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Green's Creek Voting District28_2806523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gwinville Voting District28_2806551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hawthorn Voting District28_2806524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hebron Voting District28_2806552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Melba Voting District28_2806534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mt. Caramel Voting District28_2806542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Northeast Prentiss Voting District28_2806543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Northwest Prentiss Voting District28_2806553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Red House Voting District28_2806555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sons Academy Voting District28_2806525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| South Prentiss Voting District28_2806512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| South Prentiss Voting District28_2806513 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Whiting Voting District28_2806556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williamsoms Mill Voting District28_2806544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +61.8% |
| 1912 | +76.9% |
| 1916 | +86.2% |
| 1920 | +45.7% |
| 1924 | +78.5% |
| 1928 | +68.0% |
| 1932 | +93.6% |
| 1936 | +90.2% |
| 1940 | +94.1% |
| 1944 | +87.9% |
| 1948 | −0.6% |
| 1952 | +54.9% |
| 1956 | +62.5% |
| 1960 | +16.5% |
| 1964 | −81.8% |
| 1968 | +26.7% |
| 1972 | −47.0% |
| 1976 | +18.7% |
| 1980 | +25.1% |
| 1984 | −4.3% |
| 1988 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | +25.6% |
| 2016 | +20.1% |
| 2020 | +17.1% |
| 2024 | +13.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,853 |
| 2018 | 9,135 |
| 2020 | 9,117 |
| 2022 | 8,796 |
| 2024 | 5,790 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−9 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,103 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $37,243 in average income, against $47,173 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+34.3 on average — 48 points more Republican-leaning than Jefferson Davis County, MS itself (D+13.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lamar County, MS28R+48.8
- Covington County, MS24R+33.3
- Forrest County, MS23R+17.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lamar County, MS31
- Marion County, MS24
- Simpson County, MS21
- Forrest County, MS20
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 | −296 |
| 2012 | −77 |
| 2013 | −127 |
| 2014 | −112 |
| 2015 | −134 |
| 2016 | −168 |
| 2017 | −117 |
| 2018 | −48 |
| 2019 | −49 |
| 2021 | −48 |
| 2022 | +5 |
| 2023 | −40 |
| 2024 | +117 |
| 2025 | −9 |
Jefferson Davis County's Black majority — roughly 60% of residents — anchors a consistent Democratic lean unusual among Mississippi's predominantly rural, Republican-tilting counties, with Biden and Harris each carrying it by double digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.1 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 81.8 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.7 points.
A population of 11,117, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,548 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Quitman County and Wilkinson County.
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Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28065/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.