Scott County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
47 precincts · 9,891 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Beat 3/Eastwest MortonBeat 3/Eastwest Morton | 323 | 649 | 7 | 979 | 33.0% | 66.3% | R+33.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Beat 2/South ForestBeat 2/South Forest | 387 | 279 | 11 | 677 | 57.2% | 41.2% | D+16.0 |
| Precinct -Beat 1/HarpervilleBeat 1/Harperville | 356 | 318 | 1 | 675 | 52.7% | 47.1% | D+5.6 |
| Precinct -Beat 1/HillsboroBeat 1/Hillsboro | 378 | 267 | 2 | 647 | 58.4% | 41.3% | D+17.2 |
| Precinct -Beat 3/Cooperville/SpringfBeat 3/Cooperville/Springf | 40 | 566 | 3 | 609 | 6.6% | 92.9% | R+86.4 |
| Precinct -Beat 1/North ForestBeat 1/North Forest | 451 | 102 | 4 | 557 | 81.0% | 18.3% | D+62.7 |
| Precinct -Beat 5/Langs MillBeat 5/Langs Mill | 125 | 395 | 2 | 522 | 23.9% | 75.7% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -Beat 4/North MortonBeat 4/North Morton | 311 | 205 | 4 | 520 | 59.8% | 39.4% | D+20.4 |
| Precinct -Beat 4/BranchBeat 4/Branch | 74 | 431 | 2 | 507 | 14.6% | 85.0% | R+70.4 |
| Precinct -Beat 5/SteeleBeat 5/Steele | 261 | 228 | 8 | 497 | 52.5% | 45.9% | D+6.6 |
| Precinct -Beat 5/SalemBeat 5/Salem | 215 | 231 | 2 | 448 | 48.0% | 51.6% | R+3.6 |
| Precinct -Beat 5/SebastopolBeat 5/Sebastopol | 17 | 400 | 0 | 417 | 4.1% | 95.9% | R+91.8 |
| Precinct -Beat 5/Northeast ForestBeat 5/Northeast Forest | 81 | 325 | 2 | 408 | 19.9% | 79.7% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -Beat 4/LudlowBeat 4/Ludlow | 130 | 265 | 2 | 397 | 32.7% | 66.8% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct -Beat 2/High HillBeat 2/High Hill | 130 | 158 | 5 | 293 | 44.4% | 53.9% | R+9.6 |
| Precinct -Beat 3/PulaskiBeat 3/Pulaski | 34 | 248 | 3 | 285 | 11.9% | 87.0% | R+75.1 |
| Precinct -Beat 2/UsryBeat 2/Usry | 32 | 231 | 0 | 263 | 12.2% | 87.8% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -Beat 2/HomewoodBeat 2/Homewood | 61 | 191 | 1 | 253 | 24.1% | 75.5% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -Beat 2/LakeBeat 2/Lake | 107 | 143 | 1 | 251 | 42.6% | 57.0% | R+14.3 |
| Precinct -Beat 4/ContrellBeat 4/Contrell | 163 | 81 | 3 | 247 | 66.0% | 32.8% | D+33.2 |
| Precinct -Beat 4/ForkvilleBeat 4/Forkville | 14 | 212 | 1 | 227 | 6.2% | 93.4% | R+87.2 |
| Precinct -Beat 3/Northwest ForestBeat 3/Northwest Forest | 23 | 103 | 0 | 126 | 18.3% | 81.7% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -Beat 4/CliftonBeat 4/Clifton | 16 | 70 | 0 | 86 | 18.6% | 81.4% | R+62.8 |
| Clifton Voting District28_28123402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Contrell Voting District28_28123401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cooperville Voting District28_28123305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| East-West Morton Voting District28_28123301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Forkville Voting District28_28123403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Harperville Voting District28_28123101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| High Hill Voting District28_28123204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hillsboro Voting District28_28123102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Homewood Voting District28_28123205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| House Voting District28_28123202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Voting District28_28123203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Langs Mill Voting District28_28123504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Liberty Voting District28_28123405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ludlow Voting District28_28123406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| North Forest Voting District28_28123103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| North Morton Voting District28_28123404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Northeast Forest Voting District28_28123503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Northwest Forest Voting District28_28123302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pulaski Voting District28_28123303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Salem Voting District28_28123502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sebastapol Voting District28_28123501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| South Forest Voting District28_28123201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Springfield Voting District28_28123304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Steele Voting District28_28123505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +77.4% |
| 1896 | +93.1% |
| 1900 | +92.0% |
| 1904 | +95.4% |
| 1908 | +96.0% |
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 24,115 |
| 2018 | 23,595 |
| 2020 | 19,686 |
| 2022 | 18,048 |
| 2024 | 17,717 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−97 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −3,350 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,166 in average income, against $51,599 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+35.2 on average — 11 points more Republican-leaning than Scott County, MS itself (R+24.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Rankin County, MS111R+47.1
- Newton County, MS50R+43.3
- Leake County, MS40R+23.4
- Smith County, MS27R+60.7
- Hinds County, MS24D+46.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Rankin County, MS107
- Newton County, MS75
- Leake County, MS48
- Hinds County, MS34
- Smith County, MS31
- Neshoba 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 | −207 |
| 2012 | −299 |
| 2013 | −223 |
| 2014 | +4 |
| 2015 | −343 |
| 2016 | −279 |
| 2017 | −166 |
| 2018 | −336 |
| 2019 | −355 |
| 2021 | −446 |
| 2022 | −134 |
| 2023 | −286 |
| 2024 | −183 |
| 2025 | −97 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 97.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 90.4 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.0 points.
A population of 27,718, a 46% 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 Leake County and McDuffie County.
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Scott County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28123/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.