Prentiss County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
29 precincts · 10,381 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -West BoonevilleWest Booneville | 212 | 1,277 | 18 | 1,507 | 14.1% | 84.7% | R+70.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Ag-Ctr/ThrasherAg-Ctr/Thrasher | 208 | 1,220 | 4 | 1,432 | 14.5% | 85.2% | R+70.7 |
| Precinct -BaldwynBaldwyn | 403 | 536 | 10 | 949 | 42.5% | 56.5% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -Hills Chapel - New HopeHills Chapel - New Hope | 47 | 851 | 8 | 906 | 5.2% | 93.9% | R+88.7 |
| Precinct -East BoonevilleEast Booneville | 150 | 628 | 3 | 781 | 19.2% | 80.4% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -WheelerWheeler | 106 | 626 | 7 | 739 | 14.3% | 84.7% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -North Booneville/SunflowerNorth Booneville/Sunflower | 334 | 366 | 4 | 704 | 47.4% | 52.0% | R+4.5 |
| Precinct -MariettaMarietta | 56 | 607 | 4 | 667 | 8.4% | 91.0% | R+82.6 |
| Precinct -New SiteNew Site | 39 | 516 | 6 | 561 | 7.0% | 92.0% | R+85.0 |
| Precinct -Tuscumbia-New CandlerTuscumbia-New Candler | 46 | 512 | 2 | 560 | 8.2% | 91.4% | R+83.2 |
| Precinct -Cross RoadsCross Roads | 43 | 509 | 3 | 555 | 7.7% | 91.7% | R+84.0 |
| Precinct -BlacklandBlackland | 27 | 366 | 2 | 395 | 6.8% | 92.7% | R+85.8 |
| Precinct -CairoCairo | 31 | 313 | 1 | 345 | 9.0% | 90.7% | R+81.7 |
| Precinct -IngramIngram | 25 | 254 | 1 | 280 | 8.9% | 90.7% | R+81.8 |
| Baldwyn Voting District28_28117304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Blackland Voting District28_28117203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Booneville Voting District28_28117104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Crossroads Voting District28_28117202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| East Booneville Voting District28_28117405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hills Chapel-New Hope Voting District28_28117502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ingram Voting District28_28117303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marietta Voting District28_28117404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| New Site Voting District28_28117402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| North Booneville Voting District28_28117504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Odom Hill Voting District28_28117501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Thrasher Voting District28_28117103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tuscumbia-New Chandler Voting District28_28117101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| West Booneville Voting District28_28117205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wheeler Voting District28_28117302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +62.0% |
| 1896 | +86.7% |
| 1900 | +61.2% |
| 1904 | +77.7% |
| 1908 | +64.2% |
| 1912 | +68.7% |
| 1916 | +76.6% |
| 1920 | +32.3% |
| 1924 | +74.4% |
| 1928 | +67.1% |
| 1932 | +92.6% |
| 1936 | +94.4% |
| 1940 | +89.4% |
| 1944 | +80.8% |
| 1948 | +31.7% |
| 1952 | +57.0% |
| 1956 | +65.0% |
| 1960 | +34.7% |
| 1964 | −38.6% |
| 1968 | −4.6% |
| 1972 | −83.2% |
| 1976 | +29.7% |
| 1980 | +19.2% |
| 1984 | −24.9% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | −10.9% |
| 1996 | −5.9% |
| 2000 | −21.4% |
| 2004 | −32.3% |
| 2008 | −42.8% |
| 2012 | −42.4% |
| 2016 | −56.5% |
| 2020 | −58.4% |
| 2024 | −66.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,541 |
| 2018 | 16,166 |
| 2020 | 15,953 |
| 2022 | 15,065 |
| 2024 | 15,631 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+76 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +270 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $37,578 in average income, against $55,579 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+58.2 on average — 7.8 points more Democratic-leaning than Prentiss County, MS itself (R+66.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lee County, MS130R+38.8
- Alcorn County, MS73R+68.3
- Union County, MS35R+70.1
- Tishomingo County, MS30R+78.9
- Tippah County, MS28R+67.1
- Itawamba County, MS22R+80.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lee County, MS130
- Alcorn County, MS85
- Tippah County, MS31
- Tishomingo County, MS29
- Itawamba County, MS25
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +93 |
| 2012 | −119 |
| 2013 | +121 |
| 2014 | −70 |
| 2015 | +43 |
| 2016 | −57 |
| 2017 | −166 |
| 2018 | −147 |
| 2019 | +32 |
| 2021 | +178 |
| 2022 | −25 |
| 2023 | +191 |
| 2024 | +120 |
| 2025 | +76 |
Prentiss County, tucked in Mississippi's northeastern corner, has delivered lopsided Republican margins for over a decade, reflecting the heavily Republican alignment common across rural hill-country counties where white working-class voters dominate the electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 83.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.0 points.
A population of 25,184, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,724 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tippah County and Alcorn County.
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Prentiss County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28117/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.