Rankin County, Mississippi: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 158,8542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,3572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 20.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+92 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lamar County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rankin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rankin 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 | +77.0% |
| 1896 | +85.5% |
| 1900 | +88.3% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +92.9% |
| 1916 | +97.5% |
| 1920 | +90.5% |
| 1924 | +95.3% |
| 1928 | +76.1% |
| 1932 | +93.3% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +96.5% |
| 1944 | +92.1% |
| 1948 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | +14.7% |
| 1956 | +31.8% |
| 1960 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | −91.6% |
| 1968 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | −71.8% |
| 1976 | −24.2% |
| 1980 | −34.2% |
| 1984 | −58.4% |
| 1988 | −57.2% |
| 1992 | −45.2% |
| 1996 | −45.1% |
| 2000 | −60.2% |
| 2004 | −58.6% |
| 2008 | −53.5% |
| 2012 | −52.2% |
| 2016 | −52.4% |
| 2020 | −45.3% |
| 2024 | −47.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18,060 | 50,896 | 69,887 | ||
| R | 18,847 | 50,895 | 70,799 | ||
| R | 14,110 | 47,178 | 63,110 | ||
| R | 14,988 | 48,444 | 64,145 | ||
| R | 14,372 | 48,140 | 63,103 | ||
| R | 11,005 | 43,054 | 54,726 | ||
| R | 8,050 | 32,983 | 41,435 | ||
| R | 8,614 | 24,585 | 35,423 | ||
| R | 8,155 | 24,537 | 36,210 | ||
| R | 6,201 | 22,937 | 29,254 | ||
| R | 5,874 | 22,393 | 28,308 | ||
| R | 8,047 | 16,650 | 25,132 | ||
| R | 6,937 | 11,507 | 18,878 | ||
| R | 1,913 | 12,187 | 14,305 | ||
| O | 1,975 | 1,124 | 12,323 | ||
| R | 332 | 7,541 | 7,873 | ||
| O | 850 | 818 | 4,782 | ||
| D | 1,537 | 556 | 3,089 | ||
| D | 2,077 | 1,545 | 3,622 | ||
| O | 57 | 23 | 2,759 | ||
| D | 2,374 | 98 | 2,472 | ||
| D | 2,110 | 35 | 2,151 | ||
| D | 1,884 | 54 | 1,941 | ||
| D | 1,536 | 52 | 1,590 | ||
| D | 1,325 | 180 | 1,505 | ||
| D | 1,415 | 34 | 1,449 | ||
| D | 905 | 43 | 953 | ||
| D | 1,104 | 8 | 1,124 | ||
| D | 718 | 7 | 765 | ||
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| D | 814 | 45 | 871 | ||
| D | 1,044 | 76 | 1,132 | ||
| D | 748 | 55 | 900 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.1%
Irish
11.1%
American
8.9%
German
6.8%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.4%
African American
16.7%
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: 39.6 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
$79,357
Rankin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Rankin County$79,357
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Rankin 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
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rankin County, anchored by the Jackson metro's eastern suburbs, has delivered some of the largest Republican presidential margins in the state for over a decade, reflecting a predominantly white, fast-growing suburban electorate.
The Republican margin here reached ninety-two points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 158,854, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,357 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lamar County and Clay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rankin County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rankin County, Mississippi voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,887 votes cast, 18,060 went Democratic and 50,896 went Republican.
What is Rankin County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Rankin County, Mississippi in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 Rankin County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rankin County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Rankin County, Mississippi?
Rankin County, Mississippi has a population of 158,854 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rankin County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Rankin County, Mississippi is $79,357 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Rankin County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rankin County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.