Wayne County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
46 precincts · 9,119 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -ClaraClara | 31 | 1,187 | 6 | 1,224 | 2.5% | 97.0% | R+94.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Waynesboro City 2Waynesboro City 2 | 410 | 343 | 9 | 762 | 53.8% | 45.0% | D+8.8 |
| Precinct -Waynesboro City 3Waynesboro City 3 | 187 | 524 | 2 | 713 | 26.2% | 73.5% | R+47.3 |
| Precinct -Beat FourBeat Four | 67 | 557 | 9 | 633 | 10.6% | 88.0% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -State LineState Line | 205 | 369 | 10 | 584 | 35.1% | 63.2% | R+28.1 |
| Precinct -BuckatunnaBuckatunna | 274 | 246 | 4 | 524 | 52.3% | 46.9% | D+5.3 |
| Precinct -Yellow CreekYellow Creek | 157 | 333 | 5 | 495 | 31.7% | 67.3% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -WinchesterWinchester | 227 | 212 | 4 | 443 | 51.2% | 47.9% | D+3.4 |
| Precinct -Waynesboro City 1Waynesboro City 1 | 413 | 15 | 3 | 431 | 95.8% | 3.5% | D+92.3 |
| Precinct -DenhamDenham | 72 | 341 | 3 | 416 | 17.3% | 82.0% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -Pleasant GrovePleasant Grove | 91 | 278 | 1 | 370 | 24.6% | 75.1% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct -Waynesboro City 4Waynesboro City 4 | 204 | 91 | 4 | 299 | 68.2% | 30.4% | D+37.8 |
| Precinct -CorinthCorinth | 8 | 284 | 3 | 295 | 2.7% | 96.3% | R+93.6 |
| Precinct -MozingoMozingo | 47 | 244 | 1 | 292 | 16.1% | 83.6% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -HiwanneeHiwannee | 177 | 82 | 2 | 261 | 67.8% | 31.4% | D+36.4 |
| Precinct -ChicoraChicora | 44 | 209 | 1 | 254 | 17.3% | 82.3% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -Waynesboro City 5Waynesboro City 5 | 135 | 90 | 3 | 228 | 59.2% | 39.5% | D+19.7 |
| Precinct -Chappara/DiamondChappara/Diamond | 140 | 76 | 4 | 220 | 63.6% | 34.5% | D+29.1 |
| Precinct -EucuttaEucutta | 42 | 155 | 2 | 199 | 21.1% | 77.9% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -StrengthfordStrengthford | 8 | 176 | 2 | 186 | 4.3% | 94.6% | R+90.3 |
| Precinct -Big RockBig Rock | 66 | 96 | 0 | 162 | 40.7% | 59.3% | R+18.5 |
| Precinct -Matherville/CoytMatherville/Coyt | 23 | 105 | 0 | 128 | 18.0% | 82.0% | R+64.1 |
| Beat 4 School Voting District28_28153403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Big Rock Voting District28_28153202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Buckatunna Voting District28_28153101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chaparral Voting District28_28153304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chicora Voting District28_28153103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clara Voting District28_28153502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Coit Voting District28_28153306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Corinth Voting District28_28153503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Denham Voting District28_28153204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Diamond Voting District28_28153205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Eucutta Voting District28_28153405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hiwannee Voting District28_28153303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Matherville Voting District28_28153305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mozingo Voting District28_28153402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pleasant Grove Voting District28_28153404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| State Line Voting District28_28153105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Strengthford Voting District28_28153505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waynesboro 1 Voting District28_28153102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waynesboro 2 Voting District28_28153201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waynesboro 3 Voting District28_28153301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waynesboro 4 Voting District28_28153401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waynesboro 5 Voting District28_28153501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Winchester Voting District28_28153203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Yellow Creek Voting District28_28153302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +85.7% |
| 1896 | +90.4% |
| 1900 | +67.2% |
| 1904 | +71.8% |
| 1908 | +73.5% |
| 1912 | +84.6% |
| 1916 | +85.3% |
| 1920 | +61.5% |
| 1924 | +88.3% |
| 1928 | +52.1% |
| 1932 | +95.2% |
| 1936 | +93.7% |
| 1940 | +96.9% |
| 1944 | +95.1% |
| 1948 | +9.7% |
| 1952 | +38.2% |
| 1956 | +52.6% |
| 1960 | +9.7% |
| 1964 | −85.5% |
| 1968 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | −64.9% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −27.8% |
| 1988 | −21.7% |
| 1992 | −10.4% |
| 1996 | −8.7% |
| 2000 | −21.5% |
| 2004 | −26.9% |
| 2008 | −21.8% |
| 2012 | −19.0% |
| 2016 | −25.7% |
| 2020 | −26.7% |
| 2024 | −32.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,320 |
| 2018 | 14,070 |
| 2020 | 14,449 |
| 2022 | 13,963 |
| 2024 | 14,265 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−58 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,255 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $43,476 in average income, against $57,416 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+45.0 on average — 12 points more Republican-leaning than Wayne County, MS itself (R+32.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Jones County, MS64R+46.8
- Greene County, MS28R+69.8
- Clarke County, MS24R+35.2
- Forrest County, MS21R+17.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Jones County, MS79
- Forrest County, MS27
- Clarke County, MS26
- Greene County, MS20
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 | −248 |
| 2012 | −52 |
| 2013 | −189 |
| 2014 | −60 |
| 2015 | −51 |
| 2016 | −90 |
| 2017 | −84 |
| 2018 | −167 |
| 2019 | −153 |
| 2021 | −117 |
| 2022 | −57 |
| 2023 | +104 |
| 2024 | −33 |
| 2025 | −58 |
Wayne County sits in Mississippi's timber belt, where a predominantly rural, majority-white electorate has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, with 2024 margins exceeding 30 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.9 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 85.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.7 points.
A population of 19,718, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,619 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Covington County and Turner County.
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Wayne County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28153/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.