Scott County, Mississippi: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,7182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $48,7862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 33.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+90 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mobile County, AL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Scott CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Scott 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 | +77.4% |
| 1896 | +93.1% |
| 1900 | +92.0% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +96.4% |
| 1916 | +94.1% |
| 1920 | +86.9% |
| 1924 | +85.2% |
| 1928 | +85.2% |
| 1932 | +97.8% |
| 1936 | +96.9% |
| 1940 | +97.5% |
| 1944 | +94.6% |
| 1948 | +6.1% |
| 1952 | +32.6% |
| 1956 | +49.6% |
| 1960 | +12.0% |
| 1964 | −90.4% |
| 1968 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | −61.5% |
| 1976 | −0.1% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −30.4% |
| 1992 | −20.6% |
| 1996 | −11.2% |
| 2000 | −22.3% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −13.4% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −17.6% |
| 2020 | −18.2% |
| 2024 | −24.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,729 | 6,098 | 9,891 | ||
| R | 4,330 | 6,285 | 10,733 | ||
| R | 4,268 | 6,122 | 10,522 | ||
| R | 5,031 | 6,089 | 11,202 | ||
| R | 5,025 | 6,584 | 11,671 | ||
| R | 3,802 | 6,395 | 10,228 | ||
| R | 3,548 | 5,601 | 9,206 | ||
| R | 3,163 | 4,018 | 7,664 | ||
| R | 3,349 | 5,268 | 9,329 | ||
| R | 2,939 | 5,522 | 8,488 | ||
| R | 3,274 | 5,763 | 9,053 | ||
| R | 4,043 | 4,645 | 8,832 | ||
| R | 3,643 | 3,649 | 7,468 | ||
| R | 1,213 | 5,244 | 6,559 | ||
| O | 1,067 | 604 | 6,764 | ||
| R | 238 | 4,729 | 4,967 | ||
| O | 1,024 | 607 | 3,472 | ||
| D | 2,077 | 503 | 3,171 | ||
| D | 2,208 | 1,123 | 3,331 | ||
| O | 170 | 15 | 2,526 | ||
| D | 2,165 | 60 | 2,225 | ||
| D | 2,377 | 30 | 2,407 | ||
| D | 2,097 | 33 | 2,131 | ||
| D | 1,537 | 17 | 1,554 | ||
| D | 2,050 | 164 | 2,214 | ||
| D | 1,179 | 53 | 1,322 | ||
| D | 1,055 | 64 | 1,141 | ||
| D | 1,106 | 25 | 1,149 | ||
| D | 722 | 7 | 742 | ||
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| D | 659 | 17 | 698 | ||
| D | 780 | 23 | 813 | ||
| D | 487 | 0 | 629 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
20.4%
English
8.2%
Irish
5.0%
German
2.1%
French
0.7%
Italian
0.6%
Scottish
0.6%
African American
27.0%
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: 35.9 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
$48,786
Scott County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Scott County$48,786
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Scott 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
22.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.9%
Working age (18–64)18.2%
Seniors (65+)16.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.8%
speak English only
Spanish12.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Scott County sits in Mississippi's Piney Woods region, where forestry and chicken-processing plants form the employment base. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+23.9 reflects a rural electorate that has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin here once reached ninety-eight points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 27,718, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,786 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mobile County and Richmond County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Scott County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Scott County, Mississippi voted Republican by 24.0 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,891 votes cast, 3,729 went Democratic and 6,098 went Republican.
What is Scott County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Scott County, Mississippi in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 Scott County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scott County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Scott County, Mississippi?
Scott County, Mississippi has a population of 27,718 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scott County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Scott County, Mississippi is $48,786 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Scott County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scott County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.