Perry County, Mississippi: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+96 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,4492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,6342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stone County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Perry CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Perry 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 | +84.5% |
| 1896 | +84.9% |
| 1900 | +35.0% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +80.6% |
| 1916 | +80.7% |
| 1920 | +58.6% |
| 1924 | +72.1% |
| 1928 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | +93.7% |
| 1936 | +95.8% |
| 1940 | +95.7% |
| 1944 | +89.5% |
| 1948 | +7.1% |
| 1952 | +21.0% |
| 1956 | +21.3% |
| 1960 | +17.9% |
| 1964 | −72.8% |
| 1968 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | −70.2% |
| 1976 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | −7.0% |
| 1984 | −35.5% |
| 1988 | −38.1% |
| 1992 | −23.3% |
| 1996 | −18.9% |
| 2000 | −39.9% |
| 2004 | −49.4% |
| 2008 | −44.7% |
| 2012 | −45.6% |
| 2016 | −53.7% |
| 2020 | −53.0% |
| 2024 | −60.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,078 | 4,425 | 5,539 | ||
| R | 1,362 | 4,500 | 5,916 | ||
| R | 1,220 | 4,135 | 5,432 | ||
| R | 1,527 | 4,137 | 5,722 | ||
| R | 1,533 | 4,067 | 5,664 | ||
| R | 1,261 | 3,747 | 5,030 | ||
| R | 1,285 | 3,026 | 4,359 | ||
| R | 1,413 | 2,178 | 4,054 | ||
| R | 1,490 | 2,538 | 4,501 | ||
| R | 1,326 | 2,983 | 4,347 | ||
| R | 1,415 | 3,098 | 4,744 | ||
| R | 1,957 | 2,255 | 4,263 | ||
| D | 1,965 | 1,527 | 3,725 | ||
| R | 446 | 2,689 | 3,196 | ||
| O | 439 | 227 | 3,207 | ||
| R | 279 | 1,775 | 2,054 | ||
| O | 514 | 274 | 1,344 | ||
| D | 581 | 347 | 1,100 | ||
| D | 782 | 511 | 1,293 | ||
| O | 87 | 25 | 877 | ||
| D | 796 | 44 | 840 | ||
| D | 828 | 18 | 846 | ||
| D | 737 | 16 | 753 | ||
| D | 523 | 15 | 542 | ||
| D | 283 | 277 | 560 | ||
| D | 383 | 55 | 455 | ||
| D | 271 | 69 | 345 | ||
| D | 395 | 32 | 450 | ||
| D | 257 | 4 | 314 | ||
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| D | 417 | 197 | 629 | ||
| D | 419 | 30 | 458 | ||
| D | 202 | 1 | 238 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
31.5%
Irish
9.6%
German
7.2%
English
6.7%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
1.1%
African American
12.3%
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: 43.4 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
$49,634
Perry County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Perry County$49,634
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Perry County ranks in the bottom 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
18.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.2%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Spanish1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Perry County's R+60.4 margin in 2024 places it among the most heavily one-sided counties in the state. Its small, rural population of roughly 12,000 reflects the broader demographic pattern of deep-south piney woods counties with limited urban centers.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A median household income of $49,634, a 18% poverty rate, and a 78% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stone County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Perry County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Perry County, Mississippi voted Republican by 60.4 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,539 votes cast, 1,078 went Democratic and 4,425 went Republican.
What is Perry County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Perry 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did Perry County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Perry County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Perry County, Mississippi?
Perry County, Mississippi has a population of 11,449 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Perry County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Perry County, Mississippi is $49,634 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Perry County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Perry County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.