Pearl River County, Mississippi: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 57,4582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,1352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Catoosa County, GA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pearl River CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pearl River 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 | +94.4% |
| 1896 | +74.8% |
| 1900 | +65.6% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +90.7% |
| 1916 | +87.3% |
| 1920 | +79.2% |
| 1924 | +61.8% |
| 1928 | −2.2% |
| 1932 | +86.9% |
| 1936 | +86.7% |
| 1940 | +91.3% |
| 1944 | +92.4% |
| 1948 | +4.7% |
| 1952 | +8.4% |
| 1956 | +5.1% |
| 1960 | +17.9% |
| 1964 | −69.0% |
| 1968 | −4.5% |
| 1972 | −77.4% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −14.8% |
| 1984 | −52.6% |
| 1988 | −43.8% |
| 1992 | −20.6% |
| 1996 | −23.1% |
| 2000 | −42.3% |
| 2004 | −53.5% |
| 2008 | −60.4% |
| 2012 | −59.3% |
| 2016 | −64.8% |
| 2020 | −64.3% |
| 2024 | −66.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,982 | 20,438 | 24,701 | ||
| R | 4,148 | 19,595 | 24,033 | ||
| R | 3,604 | 17,782 | 21,883 | ||
| R | 4,366 | 17,549 | 22,224 | ||
| R | 4,320 | 17,881 | 22,443 | ||
| R | 4,472 | 14,896 | 19,487 | ||
| R | 4,611 | 11,575 | 16,477 | ||
| R | 4,892 | 8,212 | 14,377 | ||
| R | 4,683 | 7,726 | 14,797 | ||
| R | 3,939 | 10,220 | 14,333 | ||
| R | 3,085 | 9,978 | 13,112 | ||
| R | 5,028 | 6,822 | 12,141 | ||
| D | 5,024 | 4,332 | 9,665 | ||
| R | 901 | 7,487 | 8,504 | ||
| O | 926 | 1,298 | 8,274 | ||
| R | 735 | 4,009 | 4,744 | ||
| O | 1,276 | 651 | 3,483 | ||
| D | 1,274 | 1,129 | 2,848 | ||
| D | 2,060 | 1,741 | 3,801 | ||
| O | 146 | 46 | 2,121 | ||
| D | 2,131 | 84 | 2,215 | ||
| D | 2,022 | 88 | 2,118 | ||
| D | 1,156 | 81 | 1,240 | ||
| D | 1,500 | 99 | 1,613 | ||
| R | 879 | 918 | 1,797 | ||
| D | 855 | 164 | 1,118 | ||
| D | 464 | 53 | 519 | ||
| D | 521 | 35 | 557 | ||
| D | 290 | 7 | 312 | ||
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| D | 201 | 41 | 244 | ||
| D | 266 | 34 | 310 | ||
| D | 137 | 2 | 143 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.8%
English
14.1%
German
10.0%
Irish
9.6%
French
6.9%
Italian
6.6%
Scottish
1.4%
African American
9.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 41.6 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
$58,135
Pearl River County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pearl River County$58,135
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Pearl River 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
16.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.5%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)14.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Pearl River County, anchored by Poplarville in the longleaf pine belt, recorded an R+66.7 margin in 2024 — among the widest in a state already known for sharp partisan geographic sorting.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A median household income of $58,135, a 17% poverty rate, and a 80% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Catoosa County and Baker County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pearl River County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pearl River County, Mississippi voted Republican by 66.6 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,701 votes cast, 3,982 went Democratic and 20,438 went Republican.
What is Pearl River County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Pearl River 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 3 times.
When did Pearl River County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pearl River County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Pearl River County, Mississippi?
Pearl River County, Mississippi has a population of 57,458 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pearl River County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Pearl River County, Mississippi is $58,135 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Pearl River County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pearl River County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.