Neshoba County, Mississippi: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 28,9322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,0132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 21.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+90 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Smith County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Neshoba CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Neshoba 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 | +71.0% |
| 1896 | +98.5% |
| 1900 | +81.7% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.5% |
| 1920 | +68.4% |
| 1924 | +75.1% |
| 1928 | +57.4% |
| 1932 | +94.8% |
| 1936 | +96.2% |
| 1940 | +94.5% |
| 1944 | +91.7% |
| 1948 | +7.3% |
| 1952 | +53.5% |
| 1956 | +64.1% |
| 1960 | +30.5% |
| 1964 | −89.8% |
| 1968 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | −77.7% |
| 1976 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | −14.1% |
| 1984 | −43.6% |
| 1988 | −36.6% |
| 1992 | −30.3% |
| 1996 | −24.4% |
| 2000 | −42.4% |
| 2004 | −49.7% |
| 2008 | −44.7% |
| 2012 | −43.1% |
| 2016 | −47.0% |
| 2020 | −43.2% |
| 2024 | −50.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,622 | 8,154 | 10,873 | ||
| R | 3,260 | 8,320 | 11,703 | ||
| R | 2,715 | 7,679 | 10,553 | ||
| R | 3,089 | 7,837 | 11,015 | ||
| R | 3,114 | 8,209 | 11,402 | ||
| R | 2,600 | 7,780 | 10,419 | ||
| R | 2,563 | 6,409 | 9,066 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 4,545 | 7,787 | ||
| R | 3,090 | 6,135 | 10,042 | ||
| R | 2,942 | 6,363 | 9,347 | ||
| R | 2,630 | 6,715 | 9,364 | ||
| R | 3,872 | 5,165 | 9,149 | ||
| D | 3,891 | 3,859 | 7,819 | ||
| R | 812 | 6,815 | 7,725 | ||
| O | 867 | 531 | 7,815 | ||
| R | 293 | 5,431 | 5,724 | ||
| D | 1,840 | 580 | 4,136 | ||
| D | 2,827 | 502 | 3,629 | ||
| D | 3,567 | 1,081 | 4,648 | ||
| O | 260 | 33 | 3,130 | ||
| D | 3,025 | 131 | 3,156 | ||
| D | 2,880 | 77 | 2,967 | ||
| D | 3,495 | 67 | 3,565 | ||
| D | 2,236 | 56 | 2,300 | ||
| D | 1,906 | 516 | 2,422 | ||
| D | 1,603 | 228 | 1,831 | ||
| D | 1,088 | 182 | 1,325 | ||
| D | 1,459 | 69 | 1,571 | ||
| D | 806 | 22 | 906 | ||
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| D | 793 | 41 | 921 | ||
| D | 1,055 | 7 | 1,064 | ||
| D | 589 | 0 | 829 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.1%
American
10.0%
Irish
6.4%
German
2.9%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
0.6%
African American
17.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 37.4 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
$57,013
Neshoba County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Neshoba County$57,013
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Neshoba 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
23.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.3%
Working age (18–64)19.7%
Seniors (65+)16.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.6%
speak English only
Other languages8.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Spanish0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Neshoba County, once a focal point of the 1964 civil rights murders, has shifted to some of Mississippi's widest Republican margins over the past two decades, reflecting a rural demographic realignment that has reshaped the state's electoral map.
The Republican margin here reached ninety points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A median household income of $57,013, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 28,932 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Smith County and Hooker County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Neshoba County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Neshoba County, Mississippi voted Republican by 50.9 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,873 votes cast, 2,622 went Democratic and 8,154 went Republican.
What is Neshoba County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Neshoba County, Mississippi in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 2 times.
When did Neshoba County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Neshoba County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Neshoba County, Mississippi?
Neshoba County, Mississippi has a population of 28,932 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Neshoba County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Neshoba County, Mississippi is $57,013 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Neshoba County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Neshoba County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.