Lafayette County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
36 precincts · 23,409 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Oxford 2Oxford 2 | 2,234 | 2,841 | 105 | 5,180 | 43.1% | 54.8% | R+11.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Oxford 4Oxford 4 | 1,456 | 1,575 | 57 | 3,088 | 47.2% | 51.0% | R+3.9 |
| Precinct -Oxford 1Oxford 1 | 1,009 | 1,948 | 64 | 3,021 | 33.4% | 64.5% | R+31.1 |
| Precinct -Oxford 3Oxford 3 | 1,084 | 971 | 37 | 2,092 | 51.8% | 46.4% | D+5.4 |
| Precinct -Oxford 5Oxford 5 | 847 | 1,082 | 45 | 1,974 | 42.9% | 54.8% | R+11.9 |
| Precinct -College HillCollege Hill | 657 | 1,146 | 19 | 1,822 | 36.1% | 62.9% | R+26.8 |
| Precinct -AbbevilleAbbeville | 485 | 424 | 7 | 916 | 52.9% | 46.3% | D+6.7 |
| Precinct -Yocona Community CenterYocona Community Center | 117 | 553 | 8 | 678 | 17.3% | 81.6% | R+64.3 |
| Precinct -Airport GroceryAirport Grocery | 158 | 509 | 9 | 676 | 23.4% | 75.3% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -Anchor-Taylor 4Anchor-Taylor 4 | 93 | 502 | 10 | 605 | 15.4% | 83.0% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -Taylor 3Taylor 3 | 362 | 228 | 11 | 601 | 60.2% | 37.9% | D+22.3 |
| Precinct -Denmark-Laf Springs-Pine BluffDenmark-Laf Springs-Pine Bluff | 71 | 516 | 6 | 593 | 12.0% | 87.0% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -BurgessBurgess | 124 | 371 | 5 | 500 | 24.8% | 74.2% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -HarmontownHarmontown | 35 | 395 | 7 | 437 | 8.0% | 90.4% | R+82.4 |
| Precinct -TulaTula | 46 | 301 | 5 | 352 | 13.1% | 85.5% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -Union West 4Union West 4 | 96 | 240 | 4 | 340 | 28.2% | 70.6% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -ParisParis | 12 | 275 | 2 | 289 | 4.2% | 95.2% | R+91.0 |
| Precinct -PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia | 70 | 173 | 2 | 245 | 28.6% | 70.6% | R+42.0 |
| Abbeville Voting District28_28071302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Airport Grocery Voting District28_28071502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Anchor-Taylor 4 Voting District28_28071405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Burgess Voting District28_28071401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| College Hill Voting District28_28071303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Harmontown Voting District28_28071301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lafayette Springs Voting District28_28071101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Oxford 1 Voting District28_28071103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Oxford 2 Voting District28_28071202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Oxford 4 Voting District28_28071406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Oxford 6 Voting District28_28071506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Paris Voting District28_28071501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Philadelphia Voting District28_28071201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Taylor 3 Voting District28_28071402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tula Voting District28_28071504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Union West Voting District28_28071403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| West Spring Hill - Oxford 3 Voting District28_28071304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Yocona Voting District28_28071102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.0% |
| 1896 | +81.9% |
| 1900 | +82.7% |
| 1904 | +90.8% |
| 1908 | +91.3% |
| 1912 | +88.6% |
| 1916 | +92.5% |
| 1920 | +45.8% |
| 1924 | +89.1% |
| 1928 | +85.3% |
| 1932 | +97.0% |
| 1936 | +96.6% |
| 1940 | +94.1% |
| 1944 | +92.2% |
| 1948 | +35.2% |
| 1952 | +46.3% |
| 1956 | +51.6% |
| 1960 | +20.6% |
| 1964 | −63.3% |
| 1968 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | −54.9% |
| 1976 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | −24.4% |
| 1988 | −19.0% |
| 1992 | −0.2% |
| 1996 | −1.1% |
| 2000 | −15.3% |
| 2004 | −18.1% |
| 2008 | −12.4% |
| 2012 | −15.3% |
| 2016 | −14.8% |
| 2020 | −12.3% |
| 2024 | −21.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 32,664 |
| 2018 | 34,407 |
| 2020 | 37,035 |
| 2022 | 36,376 |
| 2024 | 39,322 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−844 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +6,756 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $66,925 in average income, against $101,275 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+15.9 on average — 5.9 points more Democratic-leaning than Lafayette County, MS itself (R+21.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Shelby County, TN103D+25.4
- Panola County, MS102R+14.8
- DeSoto County, MS82R+24.1
- Yalobusha County, MS77R+20.9
- Lee County, MS56R+38.8
- Hinds County, MS44D+46.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Panola County, MS103
- DeSoto County, MS85
- Shelby County, TN85
- Yalobusha County, MS63
- Lee County, MS61
- Davidson County, TN46
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 | +556 |
| 2012 | +1,538 |
| 2013 | +1,139 |
| 2014 | +241 |
| 2015 | +448 |
| 2016 | +556 |
| 2017 | +497 |
| 2018 | −794 |
| 2019 | +342 |
| 2021 | +1,803 |
| 2022 | +694 |
| 2023 | +400 |
| 2024 | +180 |
| 2025 | −844 |
Lafayette County anchors the University of Mississippi in Oxford, giving it a younger and more educated demographic profile than most of rural Mississippi, yet it still returned a Republican margin above 20 points in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.3 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.8 points.
A population of 58,327, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,185 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Oktibbeha County and Lee County.
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Lafayette County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28071/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.