Madison County, Mississippi: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+17%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 111,6472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,4412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 37.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+86 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Seward County, KS · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison 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 | +92.7% |
| 1896 | +82.0% |
| 1900 | +81.2% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +88.9% |
| 1916 | +88.8% |
| 1920 | +86.4% |
| 1924 | +87.2% |
| 1928 | +84.9% |
| 1932 | +92.8% |
| 1936 | +96.5% |
| 1940 | +93.7% |
| 1944 | +89.7% |
| 1948 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | −2.4% |
| 1956 | +25.8% |
| 1960 | +8.0% |
| 1964 | −85.8% |
| 1968 | +38.5% |
| 1972 | −17.9% |
| 1976 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | +11.4% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −15.9% |
| 1992 | −14.4% |
| 1996 | −20.7% |
| 2000 | −29.1% |
| 2004 | −29.1% |
| 2008 | −15.6% |
| 2012 | −15.7% |
| 2016 | −15.8% |
| 2020 | −11.8% |
| 2024 | −17.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 22,700 | 32,333 | 55,935 | ||
| R | 24,440 | 31,091 | 56,361 | ||
| R | 20,343 | 28,265 | 50,131 | ||
| R | 20,722 | 28,507 | 49,571 | ||
| R | 19,831 | 27,203 | 47,269 | ||
| R | 13,268 | 24,257 | 37,728 | ||
| R | 10,416 | 19,109 | 29,859 | ||
| R | 9,354 | 14,467 | 24,688 | ||
| R | 9,386 | 12,810 | 23,721 | ||
| R | 8,242 | 11,399 | 19,825 | ||
| R | 8,002 | 9,298 | 17,463 | ||
| D | 7,621 | 6,024 | 14,039 | ||
| D | 6,240 | 4,838 | 11,316 | ||
| R | 3,464 | 5,047 | 8,824 | ||
| D | 4,515 | 876 | 9,462 | ||
| R | 251 | 3,283 | 3,534 | ||
| O | 753 | 525 | 2,861 | ||
| O | 996 | 377 | 2,395 | ||
| R | 1,425 | 1,496 | 2,921 | ||
| O | 81 | 51 | 1,965 | ||
| D | 1,921 | 104 | 2,025 | ||
| D | 2,038 | 66 | 2,104 | ||
| D | 1,838 | 32 | 1,871 | ||
| D | 1,474 | 51 | 1,533 | ||
| D | 1,519 | 124 | 1,643 | ||
| D | 1,598 | 109 | 1,707 | ||
| D | 831 | 57 | 896 | ||
| D | 782 | 36 | 840 | ||
| D | 663 | 11 | 733 | ||
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| D | 663 | 67 | 734 | ||
| D | 763 | 66 | 850 | ||
| D | 695 | 8 | 741 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.9%
Irish
8.5%
American
6.1%
German
5.1%
French
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
African American
29.7%
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: 39.1 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
$83,441
Madison County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Madison County$83,441
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Madison County ranks in the top 25% 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
11.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.4%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Madison County sits just north of Jackson and has absorbed decades of suburban migration, producing one of Mississippi's wealthiest and fastest-growing populations while maintaining a consistent Republican lean at the presidential level.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached ninety-seven points in 1936; the Republican margin reached eighty-six points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,441, and a 11% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Seward County and Wrangell City and Borough.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Mississippi voted Republican by 17.2 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,935 votes cast, 22,700 went Democratic and 32,333 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Madison County, Mississippi in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did Madison County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Madison County, Mississippi?
Madison County, Mississippi has a population of 111,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Madison County, Mississippi is $83,441 — above the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Madison County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.