combined metro areaJackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+14.0
2008R+0.4
2012D+1.9
2016R+1.3
2020D+1.2
2024R+4.6
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 56.9% of 517,611 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
138,941
152,469
3,259
294,669
517,611
56.9%
2020
159,240
155,459
4,505
319,204
526,247
60.7%
2016
142,730
146,560
6,706
295,996
520,774
56.8%
2012
159,997
154,082
2,415
316,494
506,287
62.5%
2008
157,031
158,155
2,057
317,243
499,494
63.5%
2004
115,174
153,190
2,234
270,598
492,701†
54.9%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
10 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupJackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MSMississippiUnited States
African American†45.8%35.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.8%0.5%
English9.0%10.6%9.5%
American7.1%10.0%5.3%
Irish6.8%7.4%9.4%
German3.9%5.1%12.5%
Scottish1.5%1.6%1.3%
French1.2%1.7%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%1.0%—
Italian1.1%1.7%4.8%
Mexican1.7%1.9%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.1%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.1%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median age
38.6
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.5%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$61,993
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.1%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.3%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.6%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
2.6%
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
41.8%
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
34.6%
40.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.5%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
11.3%
8.6%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+75.9%
1896
+82.6%
1900
+81.7%
1904
No data
1908
No data
1912
+89.7%
1916
+92.1%
1920
+79.8%
1924
+85.5%
1928
+77.7%
1932
+92.2%
1936
+94.8%
1940
+92.9%
1944
+88.2%
1948
+2.8%
1952
+2.9%
1956
+15.5%
1960
−5.8%
1964
−81.1%
1968
+10.9%
1972
−53.8%
1976
−13.5%
1980
−8.6%
1984
−20.6%
1988
−20.2%
1992
−11.9%
1996
−5.5%
2000
−14.6%
2004
−14.0%
2008
−0.4%
2012
+1.9%
2016
−1.3%
2020
+1.2%
2024
−4.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
47.2%Harris138,941
51.7%Trump152,469
0.4%Kennedy1,232 +6
R+4.6
R+5.8
R+3.1
294,669
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.7%152,469
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic47.2%138,941
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%1,232
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%663
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%501
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%256
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%239
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%205
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%163
D
49.9%Biden159,240
48.7%Trump155,459
1.4%
D+1.2
D+2.5
R+3.3
319,204
R
48.2%Clinton142,730
49.5%Trump146,560
2.3%
R+1.3
R+3.2
R+3.4
295,996
D
50.6%Obama159,997
48.7%Romney154,082
0.8%
D+1.9
D+2.2
R+2.0
316,494
R
49.5%Obama157,031
49.9%McCain158,155
0.6%
R+0.4
D+13.7
R+7.6
317,243
R
42.6%Kerry115,174
56.6%Bush153,190
0.8%
R+14.0
D+0.6
R+11.6
270,598
R
41.7%Gore99,162
56.3%Bush133,966
2.0%
R+14.6
R+9.1
R+15.1
237,992
R
44.7%Clinton96,349
50.3%Dole108,225
5.0%
R+5.5
D+6.4
R+14.0
215,307
R
40.0%Clinton93,825
51.9%Bush121,660
8.1%
R+11.9
D+8.4
R+17.4
234,487
R
39.2%Dukakis87,941
59.5%Bush133,350
1.3%
R+20.2
D+0.3
R+12.5
224,253
R
39.3%Mondale90,198
59.9%Reagan137,430
0.8%
R+20.6
R+12.0
R+2.4
229,426
R
44.5%Carter92,245
53.1%Reagan110,054
2.3%
R+8.6
D+4.9
D+1.1
207,123
R
42.2%Carter72,446
55.7%Ford95,672
2.1%
R+13.5
D+40.3
R+15.6
171,795
R
22.0%McGovern31,960
75.7%Nixon110,248
2.3%
R+53.8
R+64.7
R+30.6
145,552
O
26.6%Humphrey38,372
15.7%Nixon22,598
57.7%
Wallace +31.1
D+92.0
D+11.6
144,179
R
9.5%Johnson8,771
90.5%Goldwater83,914
0.0%
R+81.1
R+75.3
R+103.7
92,685
O
24.0%Kennedy15,449
29.8%Nixon19,161
46.2%
Other +16.4
R+21.3
R+5.9
64,304
D
42.5%Stevenson20,706
27.0%Eisenhower13,157
30.5%
D+15.5
D+12.6
D+30.9
48,754
D
51.5%Stevenson29,222
48.5%Eisenhower27,563
0.0%
D+2.9
D+0.1
D+13.7
56,785
O
5.3%Truman2,112
2.5%Dewey994
92.2%
Thurmond +86.8
R+85.3
R+1.7
39,672
D
94.1%Roosevelt31,707
5.9%Dewey1,994
0.0%
D+88.2
R+4.7
D+80.7
33,701
D
96.4%Roosevelt30,904
3.5%Willkie1,129
0.1%
D+92.9
R+1.9
D+82.9
32,056
D
97.3%Roosevelt29,032
2.5%Landon750
0.1%
D+94.8
D+2.6
D+70.6
29,824
D
95.9%Roosevelt23,995
3.7%Hoover928
0.4%
D+92.2
D+14.5
D+74.4
25,018
D
88.9%Smith24,220
11.1%Hoover3,034
0.0%
D+77.7
R+7.7
D+95.2
27,254
D
91.8%Davis17,473
6.4%Coolidge1,215
1.8%
D+85.5
D+5.7
D+110.6
19,025
D
89.1%Cox11,224
9.4%Harding1,181
1.5%
D+79.8
R+12.4
D+106.0
12,591
D
95.6%Wilson12,366
3.4%Hughes444
1.0%
D+92.1
D+2.4
D+89.0
12,941
D
91.6%Wilson9,734
1.9%Taft202
6.5%
D+89.7
—
D+70.2
10,627
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No data
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No data
—
—
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D
89.9%Bryan8,452
8.2%McKinley772
1.9%
D+81.7
R+0.9
D+89.2
9,405
D
89.8%Bryan10,485
7.2%McKinley840
3.0%
D+82.6
D+6.7
D+88.7
11,676
D
78.6%Cleveland6,983
2.7%Harrison242
18.6%
D+75.9
—
D+74.3
8,880
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
45.6%133,229
54.4%159,217
292,446
2020
D
52.0%165,549
46.7%148,648
318,530
2018
R
47.6%112,866
50.6%119,966
237,187
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS
Year
Total registered
2016
509,427
2018
512,363
2020
527,699
2022
510,933
2024
504,928
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,867 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −48,836 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS in Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+464
2012
−1,862
2013
−2,662
2014
−2,741
2015
−3,610
2016
−2,141
2017
−2,754
2018
−5,378
2019
−5,731
2021
−6,478
2022
−5,160
2023
−3,229
2024
−5,687
2025
−1,867
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 81.1 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.6 points.
A population of 689,221, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,993 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery-Selma, AL and Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC.
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How did Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 4.6 points (R+4.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 294,669 votes cast, 138,941 went Democratic and 152,469 went Republican.
When did Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi?
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi has a population of 689,221 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi is $61,993 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
