Winston County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 8,384 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -FairgroundFairground | 419 | 956 | 12 | 1,387 | 30.2% | 68.9% | R+38.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Mill CreekMill Creek | 342 | 713 | 11 | 1,066 | 32.1% | 66.9% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -Nanih WaiyaNanih Waiya | 151 | 903 | 7 | 1,061 | 14.2% | 85.1% | R+70.9 |
| Precinct -County AgentCounty Agent | 721 | 168 | 11 | 900 | 80.1% | 18.7% | D+61.4 |
| Precinct -NoxapaterNoxapater | 200 | 522 | 1 | 723 | 27.7% | 72.2% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -American LegionAmerican Legion | 557 | 139 | 8 | 704 | 79.1% | 19.7% | D+59.4 |
| Precinct -Mars HillMars Hill | 200 | 356 | 4 | 560 | 35.7% | 63.6% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct -East WinstonEast Winston | 143 | 395 | 5 | 543 | 26.3% | 72.7% | R+46.4 |
| Precinct -Zion RidgeZion Ridge | 326 | 57 | 2 | 385 | 84.7% | 14.8% | D+69.9 |
| Precinct -New National GuardNew National Guard | 95 | 265 | 2 | 362 | 26.2% | 73.2% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -ShilohShiloh | 92 | 261 | 3 | 356 | 25.8% | 73.3% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -Lovorn TractorLovorn Tractor | 146 | 187 | 4 | 337 | 43.3% | 55.5% | R+12.2 |
| American Legion Voting District28_28159301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| County Agent Voting District28_28159402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| East Winston Voting District28_28159201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairground Voting District28_28159102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lovorn Tractor Voting District28_28159204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mars Hill Voting District28_28159504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mill Creek Voting District28_28159303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nanih Waiya Voting District28_28159203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| New National Guard Armory Voting District28_28159104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Noxapater Voting District28_28159502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shilioh Voting District28_28159405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wathall Voting District28_28159101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Zion Ridge Voting District28_28159401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +59.1% |
| 1896 | +90.8% |
| 1900 | +81.7% |
| 1904 | +90.9% |
| 1908 | +86.9% |
| 1912 | +89.3% |
| 1916 | +90.1% |
| 1920 | +77.1% |
| 1924 | +92.4% |
| 1928 | +88.7% |
| 1932 | +98.4% |
| 1936 | +98.2% |
| 1940 | +97.4% |
| 1944 | +94.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | +53.7% |
| 1956 | +65.5% |
| 1960 | +21.9% |
| 1964 | −88.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −58.0% |
| 1976 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | −18.9% |
| 1988 | −15.9% |
| 1992 | −4.0% |
| 1996 | −0.1% |
| 2000 | −11.6% |
| 2004 | −15.0% |
| 2008 | −8.3% |
| 2012 | −5.7% |
| 2016 | −11.9% |
| 2020 | −11.6% |
| 2024 | −18.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,419 |
| 2018 | 13,238 |
| 2020 | 12,790 |
| 2022 | 12,384 |
| 2024 | 12,530 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+52 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −864 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,657 in average income, against $55,465 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+26.0 on average — 7.8 points more Republican-leaning than Winston County, MS itself (R+18.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Oktibbeha County, MS51R+0.3
- Neshoba County, MS34R+50.9
- Choctaw County, MS20R+49.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Oktibbeha County, MS45
- Neshoba County, MS32
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 | −144 |
| 2012 | −40 |
| 2013 | −170 |
| 2014 | −94 |
| 2015 | −148 |
| 2016 | −68 |
| 2017 | −82 |
| 2018 | −26 |
| 2019 | −150 |
| 2021 | +2 |
| 2022 | +28 |
| 2023 | −20 |
| 2024 | −4 |
| 2025 | +52 |
Winston County sits in east-central Mississippi's piney-woods belt, where a declining manufacturing base and a population that has shrunk roughly 15% since 2000 have reshaped the electorate even as presidential margins continue to widen on the Republican side.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 88.6 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.2 points.
A population of 17,536, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,031 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clarke County and Grenada County.
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Winston County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28159/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.