Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Precinct data
Results by precinct
23 precincts · 5,878 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Beat Two Water ValleyBeat Two Water Valley | 591 | 431 | 15 | 1,037 | 57.0% | 41.6% | D+15.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Beat One NorthBeat One North | 358 | 575 | 11 | 944 | 37.9% | 60.9% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -Three North WestThree North West | 214 | 643 | 14 | 871 | 24.6% | 73.8% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -Four OaklandFour Oakland | 300 | 422 | 12 | 734 | 40.9% | 57.5% | R+16.6 |
| Precinct -Five CoffeevilleFive Coffeeville | 208 | 351 | 7 | 566 | 36.7% | 62.0% | R+25.3 |
| Precinct -Three Sylvia RenaThree Sylvia Rena | 95 | 421 | 4 | 520 | 18.3% | 81.0% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct -Four CoffeevilleFour Coffeeville | 281 | 85 | 6 | 372 | 75.5% | 22.8% | D+52.7 |
| Precinct -Beat One SouthBeat One South | 125 | 205 | 1 | 331 | 37.8% | 61.9% | R+24.2 |
| Precinct -Five TillatobaFive Tillatoba | 33 | 164 | 1 | 198 | 16.7% | 82.8% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -Five ScobeyFive Scobey | 51 | 132 | 0 | 183 | 27.9% | 72.1% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -Scuna - Vann's Mill NorthScuna - Vann's Mill North | 27 | 43 | 0 | 70 | 38.6% | 61.4% | R+22.9 |
| Precinct -Scuna - Vann's Mill SouthScuna - Vann's Mill South | 6 | 46 | 0 | 52 | 11.5% | 88.5% | R+76.9 |
| Coffeeville 4 Voting District28_28161402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Coffeeville 5 Voting District28_28161503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Oakland Voting District28_28161401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| One North Voting District28_28161102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| One South Voting District28_28161101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Scobey Voting District28_28161504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Skuna-Vanns Voting District28_28161502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sylva Rena Voting District28_28161301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Three North West Voting District28_28161302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tillatoba Voting District28_28161505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Two Water Valley Voting District28_28161201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.8% |
| 1896 | +85.5% |
| 1900 | +84.9% |
| 1904 | +89.7% |
| 1908 | +92.7% |
| 1912 | +88.8% |
| 1916 | +91.5% |
| 1920 | +82.3% |
| 1924 | +91.4% |
| 1928 | +71.9% |
| 1932 | +94.6% |
| 1936 | +96.2% |
| 1940 | +93.8% |
| 1944 | +88.4% |
| 1948 | +5.5% |
| 1952 | +28.3% |
| 1956 | +35.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | −80.4% |
| 1968 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | −56.5% |
| 1976 | +17.7% |
| 1980 | +20.9% |
| 1984 | −11.3% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | −10.4% |
| 2008 | −7.0% |
| 2012 | −3.9% |
| 2016 | −13.1% |
| 2020 | −13.6% |
| 2024 | −20.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,412 |
| 2018 | 10,498 |
| 2020 | 10,879 |
| 2022 | 10,802 |
| 2024 | 9,358 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−19 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −118 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,836 in average income, against $53,796 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+18.5 on average — 2.4 points more Democratic-leaning than Yalobusha County, MS itself (R+20.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lafayette County, MS63R+21.8
- Grenada County, MS39R+16.3
- Panola County, MS32R+14.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lafayette County, MS77
- Grenada County, MS38
- Panola County, MS30
- DeSoto 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 | −106 |
| 2012 | −110 |
| 2013 | +10 |
| 2014 | −49 |
| 2015 | +168 |
| 2016 | +10 |
| 2017 | +20 |
| 2018 | −59 |
| 2019 | −231 |
| 2021 | +49 |
| 2022 | +40 |
| 2023 | +26 |
| 2024 | +133 |
| 2025 | −19 |
Yalobusha sits at the northeastern fringe of the Mississippi Delta, with a population under 14,000 split between small towns like Water Valley and Coffeeville. The 2024 presidential margin of R+20.9 continues a decade-long rightward drift in this historically competitive corner of north-central Mississippi.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 80.4 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.9 points.
A population of 12,419, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,151 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chowan County and Ouachita County.
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Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/28161/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.