Sunflower County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
35 precincts · 7,876 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -22 - Indianola #2 East22 - Indianola #2 East | 1,137 | 56 | 9 | 1,202 | 94.6% | 4.7% | D+89.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -54 - Drew54 - Drew | 552 | 224 | 3 | 779 | 70.9% | 28.8% | D+42.1 |
| Precinct -33 - Indianola #3 Northeast33 - Indianola #3 Northeast | 371 | 358 | 3 | 732 | 50.7% | 48.9% | D+1.8 |
| Precinct -44 - Ruleville44 - Ruleville | 616 | 63 | 3 | 682 | 90.3% | 9.2% | D+81.1 |
| Precinct -11 - Inverness11 - Inverness | 255 | 387 | 6 | 648 | 39.4% | 59.7% | R+20.4 |
| Precinct -31 - Indianola #3 South31 - Indianola #3 South | 252 | 347 | 3 | 602 | 41.9% | 57.6% | R+15.8 |
| Precinct -12 - Moorhead12 - Moorhead | 488 | 106 | 2 | 596 | 81.9% | 17.8% | D+64.1 |
| Precinct -21 - Indianola #2 West21 - Indianola #2 West | 398 | 170 | 5 | 573 | 69.5% | 29.7% | D+39.8 |
| Precinct -51 - Ruleville North51 - Ruleville North | 151 | 239 | 6 | 396 | 38.1% | 60.4% | R+22.2 |
| Precinct -13 - Indianola #1 Southeast13 - Indianola #1 Southeast | 352 | 16 | 3 | 371 | 94.9% | 4.3% | D+90.6 |
| Precinct -45 - Sunflower 445 - Sunflower 4 | 265 | 91 | 1 | 357 | 74.2% | 25.5% | D+48.7 |
| Precinct -42 - Boyer-Linn42 - Boyer-Linn | 113 | 186 | 1 | 300 | 37.7% | 62.0% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -32 - Indianola #3 Southwest32 - Indianola #3 Southwest | 215 | 3 | 2 | 220 | 97.7% | 1.4% | D+96.4 |
| Precinct -52 - Sunflower Plantation52 - Sunflower Plantation | 12 | 113 | 0 | 125 | 9.6% | 90.4% | R+80.8 |
| Precinct -53 - Rome53 - Rome | 55 | 55 | 0 | 110 | 50.0% | 50.0% | Even |
| Precinct -43 - Doddsville43 - Doddsville | 67 | 24 | 2 | 93 | 72.0% | 25.8% | D+46.2 |
| Precinct -41 - Fairview-Hale41 - Fairview-Hale | 13 | 77 | 0 | 90 | 14.4% | 85.6% | R+71.1 |
| Boyer-Linn Voting District28_28133403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Doddsville Voting District28_28133402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Drew Voting District28_28133503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairview-Hale Voting District28_28133404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Indianola 2 East Voting District28_28133202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Indianola 2 West Voting District28_28133201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Indianola 3 North Voting District28_28133302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Indianola 3 Northeast Voting District28_28133304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Indianola 3 South Voting District28_28133303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Indianola Southeast Voting District28_28133102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Inverness Voting District28_28133101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Moorhead Voting District28_28133103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rome Voting District28_28133501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ruleville North Voting District28_28133504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ruleville Voting District28_28133401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sunflower 3 Voting District28_28133301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sunflower 4 Voting District28_28133405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sunflower Plantation Voting District28_28133502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +95.9% |
| 1896 | +88.6% |
| 1900 | +94.8% |
| 1904 | +94.7% |
| 1908 | +95.9% |
| 1912 | +90.6% |
| 1916 | +95.3% |
| 1920 | +90.8% |
| 1924 | +91.4% |
| 1928 | +93.6% |
| 1932 | +97.0% |
| 1936 | +98.3% |
| 1940 | +95.5% |
| 1944 | +89.5% |
| 1948 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | −4.2% |
| 1964 | −88.5% |
| 1968 | +20.7% |
| 1972 | −47.8% |
| 1976 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | +14.6% |
| 1984 | −2.6% |
| 1988 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | +24.7% |
| 2000 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | +28.2% |
| 2008 | +41.0% |
| 2012 | +46.9% |
| 2016 | +41.0% |
| 2020 | +41.1% |
| 2024 | +35.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,824 |
| 2018 | 17,012 |
| 2020 | 16,777 |
| 2022 | 14,960 |
| 2024 | 14,462 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−203 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −6,550 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $31,312 in average income, against $48,408 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+19.9 on average — 16 points more Republican-leaning than Sunflower County, MS itself (D+35.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bolivar County, MS75D+23.7
- Washington County, MS39D+35.0
- DeSoto County, MS30R+24.1
- Shelby County, TN28D+25.4
- Humphreys County, MS26D+41.9
- Tallahatchie County, MS20D+5.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bolivar County, MS82
- DeSoto County, MS53
- Washington County, MS52
- Shelby County, TN43
- Leflore County, MS24
- Tarrant County, TX22
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 | −507 |
| 2012 | −166 |
| 2013 | −535 |
| 2014 | −551 |
| 2015 | −593 |
| 2016 | −390 |
| 2017 | −325 |
| 2018 | +99 |
| 2019 | −1,081 |
| 2021 | −777 |
| 2022 | −376 |
| 2023 | −348 |
| 2024 | −797 |
| 2025 | −203 |
Sunflower County sits in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where a population that is roughly 72% Black has produced consistent double-digit Democratic margins for decades, reflecting both the region's demographics and its deep-rooted civil rights history.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 88.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.5 points.
A population of 24,333, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,956 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coahoma County and Humphreys County.
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Sunflower County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28133/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.