Smith County, Mississippi: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+99 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,1322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,9162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+99 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+89 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Neshoba County, MS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Smith CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Smith County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +77.6% |
| 1896 | +99.2% |
| 1900 | +76.1% |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +91.8% |
| 1916 | +94.2% |
| 1920 | +56.0% |
| 1924 | +88.9% |
| 1928 | +55.2% |
| 1932 | +97.7% |
| 1936 | +97.9% |
| 1940 | +97.0% |
| 1944 | +87.4% |
| 1948 | +11.8% |
| 1952 | +51.2% |
| 1956 | +69.9% |
| 1960 | +41.2% |
| 1964 | −88.9% |
| 1968 | −1.6% |
| 1972 | −85.5% |
| 1976 | −12.4% |
| 1980 | −20.5% |
| 1984 | −52.8% |
| 1988 | −46.3% |
| 1992 | −31.5% |
| 1996 | −26.2% |
| 2000 | −49.3% |
| 2004 | −57.3% |
| 2008 | −51.7% |
| 2012 | −50.3% |
| 2016 | −56.5% |
| 2020 | −56.0% |
| 2024 | −60.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,486 | 6,146 | 7,676 | ||
| R | 1,791 | 6,458 | 8,327 | ||
| R | 1,617 | 5,928 | 7,627 | ||
| R | 1,979 | 6,049 | 8,099 | ||
| R | 1,968 | 6,265 | 8,305 | ||
| R | 1,496 | 5,577 | 7,120 | ||
| R | 1,620 | 4,838 | 6,528 | ||
| R | 1,858 | 3,371 | 5,765 | ||
| R | 1,968 | 4,106 | 6,788 | ||
| R | 1,660 | 4,573 | 6,285 | ||
| R | 1,573 | 5,116 | 6,710 | ||
| R | 2,474 | 3,772 | 6,340 | ||
| R | 2,434 | 3,147 | 5,748 | ||
| R | 329 | 4,419 | 4,785 | ||
| O | 352 | 437 | 5,156 | ||
| R | 238 | 4,045 | 4,283 | ||
| D | 1,568 | 353 | 2,946 | ||
| D | 2,055 | 277 | 2,543 | ||
| D | 2,288 | 738 | 3,026 | ||
| O | 295 | 33 | 2,229 | ||
| D | 2,456 | 165 | 2,621 | ||
| D | 1,826 | 27 | 1,854 | ||
| D | 1,676 | 17 | 1,694 | ||
| D | 1,576 | 17 | 1,595 | ||
| D | 1,450 | 419 | 1,869 | ||
| D | 1,081 | 49 | 1,161 | ||
| D | 968 | 265 | 1,256 | ||
| D | 1,271 | 30 | 1,317 | ||
| D | 854 | 12 | 917 | ||
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| D | 542 | 73 | 616 | ||
| D | 1,077 | 1 | 1,085 | ||
| D | 547 | 12 | 689 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
44.6%
English
6.9%
Irish
5.2%
German
2.2%
Scottish
0.6%
African American
18.4%
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: 43.5 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
$60,916
Smith County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Smith County$60,916
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Smith County ranks near the middle 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
17.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.5%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)17.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.2%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Smith County's small, rural population has delivered lopsided Republican margins for over a decade, with the 2024 presidential result landing at R+60.7 — among the widest gaps recorded in the state.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at eighty-nine points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A median household income of $60,916, a 17% poverty rate, and a 74% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Neshoba County and Hooker County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Smith County, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Smith County, Mississippi voted Republican by 60.7 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,676 votes cast, 1,486 went Democratic and 6,146 went Republican.
What is Smith County, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Smith 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 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did Smith County, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Smith County, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Smith County, Mississippi?
Smith County, Mississippi has a population of 14,132 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Smith County, Mississippi?
Median household income in Smith County, Mississippi is $60,916 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Smith County, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Smith County, Mississippi from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.