Lee County, Mississippi: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 83,0342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,8632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Campbell County, VA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lee County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +66.8% |
| 1896 | +93.8% |
| 1900 | +86.1% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +90.9% |
| 1916 | +89.5% |
| 1920 | +68.7% |
| 1924 | +89.0% |
| 1928 | +76.5% |
| 1932 | +93.1% |
| 1936 | +97.7% |
| 1940 | +93.9% |
| 1944 | +87.7% |
| 1948 | +14.4% |
| 1952 | +35.2% |
| 1956 | +57.3% |
| 1960 | +31.7% |
| 1964 | −36.4% |
| 1968 | −4.5% |
| 1972 | −70.0% |
| 1976 | +7.0% |
| 1980 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | −36.0% |
| 1988 | −34.6% |
| 1992 | −20.1% |
| 1996 | −15.6% |
| 2000 | −25.5% |
| 2004 | −33.1% |
| 2008 | −30.5% |
| 2012 | −27.9% |
| 2016 | −37.0% |
| 2020 | −32.5% |
| 2024 | −38.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,616 | 24,339 | 35,338 | ||
| R | 12,189 | 24,207 | 36,954 | ||
| R | 10,029 | 22,220 | 32,913 | ||
| R | 12,563 | 22,415 | 35,306 | ||
| R | 12,021 | 22,694 | 34,960 | ||
| R | 10,127 | 20,254 | 30,639 | ||
| R | 9,142 | 15,551 | 25,094 | ||
| R | 8,438 | 11,815 | 21,686 | ||
| R | 7,710 | 12,231 | 22,501 | ||
| R | 6,604 | 13,767 | 20,728 | ||
| R | 6,208 | 13,312 | 19,730 | ||
| D | 10,047 | 8,326 | 18,889 | ||
| D | 8,504 | 7,366 | 16,333 | ||
| R | 1,632 | 10,730 | 12,991 | ||
| O | 1,912 | 2,522 | 13,666 | ||
| R | 2,409 | 5,165 | 7,574 | ||
| D | 3,653 | 1,550 | 6,641 | ||
| D | 3,883 | 929 | 5,157 | ||
| D | 4,174 | 2,002 | 6,176 | ||
| O | 636 | 82 | 3,846 | ||
| D | 3,509 | 230 | 3,739 | ||
| D | 3,814 | 120 | 3,935 | ||
| D | 3,585 | 42 | 3,627 | ||
| D | 3,704 | 129 | 3,838 | ||
| D | 2,757 | 367 | 3,124 | ||
| D | 2,621 | 152 | 2,773 | ||
| D | 1,652 | 302 | 1,964 | ||
| D | 1,683 | 91 | 1,779 | ||
| D | 1,390 | 39 | 1,486 | ||
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| D | 1,031 | 63 | 1,124 | ||
| D | 1,241 | 34 | 1,287 | ||
| D | 749 | 7 | 1,110 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.5%
Irish
8.4%
American
7.8%
German
4.8%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.9%
African American
24.0%
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: 37.5 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
$67,863
Lee County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lee County$67,863
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Lee 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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)16.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lee County's urban core in Tupelo anchors a consistently right-leaning electorate in northeast Mississippi, where the 2024 presidential margin held near four decades of pattern — a 38-point Republican advantage with little competitive pressure.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A median household income of $67,863, a 15% poverty rate, and a 63% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Campbell County and Bay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lee County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lee County, Mississippi voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,338 votes cast, 10,616 went Democratic and 24,339 went Republican.
What is Lee County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Lee County, Mississippi in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 17 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Lee County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lee County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Lee County, Mississippi?
Lee County, Mississippi has a population of 83,034 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lee County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Lee County, Mississippi is $67,863 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Lee County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lee County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.