† 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
4 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
GroupStarkville-Columbus, MSMississippiUnited States
English14.7%10.6%9.5%
American7.8%10.0%5.3%
Irish7.3%7.4%9.4%
German5.8%5.1%12.5%
Italian2.2%1.7%4.8%
Scottish1.6%1.6%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.0%1.0%—
French0.7%1.7%1.6%
African American†39.5%35.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.8%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Ghanaian0.2%——
Mexican1.4%1.9%11.3%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Asian Indian0.4%0.1%1.4%
Bangladeshi0.4%——
Chinese0.3%0.1%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.1%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
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
Starkville-Columbus, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median age
33.1
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
17.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.3%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Starkville-Columbus, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$49,807
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.2%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.7%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Starkville-Columbus, MS
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Starkville-Columbus, MS
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
1.8%
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.7%
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
34.3%
40.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.7%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
17.0%
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.
Starkville-Columbus, MS
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+79.9%
1896
+88.5%
1900
+84.5%
1904
No data
1908
No data
1912
+88.4%
1916
+86.5%
1920
+72.9%
1924
+87.9%
1928
+78.0%
1932
+94.8%
1936
+95.1%
1940
+89.8%
1944
+81.0%
1948
+5.9%
1952
+3.2%
1956
+36.7%
1960
−4.3%
1964
−84.6%
1968
+7.4%
1972
−57.6%
1976
−6.5%
1980
−7.1%
1984
−23.6%
1988
−20.4%
1992
−9.7%
1996
−6.8%
2000
−11.9%
2004
−9.8%
2008
+0.0%
2012
+1.8%
2016
−1.8%
2020
+0.2%
2024
−6.2%
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
46.3%Harris24,088
52.5%Trump27,334
0.4%Kennedy217 +6
R+6.2
R+6.5
R+4.8
52,021
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.5%27,334
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.3%24,088
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%217
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%121
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%82
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%58
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%43
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%39
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%39
D
49.3%Biden28,469
49.1%Trump28,335
1.6%
D+0.2
D+2.0
R+4.2
57,732
R
47.8%Clinton26,044
49.6%Trump27,023
2.6%
R+1.8
R+3.6
R+3.9
54,462
D
50.4%Obama28,593
48.6%Romney27,596
1.0%
D+1.8
D+1.8
R+2.1
56,773
D
49.6%Obama28,914
49.6%McCain28,911
0.8%
D+0.01
D+9.8
R+7.3
58,303
R
44.7%Kerry23,110
54.5%Bush28,189
0.8%
R+9.8
D+2.1
R+7.4
51,725
R
43.2%Gore18,789
55.0%Bush23,962
1.8%
R+11.9
R+5.0
R+12.4
43,533
R
44.1%Clinton16,323
51.0%Dole18,852
4.9%
R+6.8
D+2.9
R+15.4
36,976
R
41.0%Clinton17,212
50.7%Bush21,304
8.3%
R+9.7
D+10.7
R+15.3
42,016
R
39.5%Dukakis15,365
60.0%Bush23,315
0.5%
R+20.4
D+3.2
R+12.7
38,883
R
38.0%Mondale15,500
61.6%Reagan25,136
0.4%
R+23.6
R+16.5
R+5.4
40,817
R
45.4%Carter17,838
52.5%Reagan20,629
2.1%
R+7.1
R+0.6
D+2.6
39,297
R
45.2%Carter14,859
51.8%Ford17,000
3.0%
R+6.5
D+51.1
R+8.6
32,842
R
20.2%McGovern5,733
77.8%Nixon22,121
2.0%
R+57.6
R+65.1
R+34.5
28,427
O
22.1%Humphrey5,737
14.7%Nixon3,806
63.2%
Wallace +41.1
D+92.1
D+8.1
25,937
R
7.7%Johnson1,230
92.3%Goldwater14,794
0.0%
R+84.6
R+80.4
R+107.2
16,024
O
25.7%Kennedy2,985
30.0%Nixon3,480
44.3%
Other +14.3
R+41.0
R+4.4
11,611
D
60.6%Stevenson5,962
23.9%Eisenhower2,352
15.4%
D+36.7
D+33.5
D+52.1
9,831
D
51.6%Stevenson5,807
48.4%Eisenhower5,445
0.0%
D+3.2
R+2.6
D+14.0
11,252
O
8.4%Truman625
2.5%Dewey188
89.1%
Thurmond +80.7
R+75.1
D+1.4
7,467
D
90.5%Roosevelt6,662
9.5%Dewey700
0.0%
D+81.0
R+8.8
D+73.5
7,362
D
94.7%Roosevelt6,966
5.0%Willkie364
0.3%
D+89.8
R+5.3
D+79.9
7,352
D
97.4%Roosevelt6,813
2.3%Landon158
0.3%
D+95.1
D+0.3
D+70.9
6,995
D
97.3%Roosevelt6,023
2.5%Hoover152
0.3%
D+94.8
D+16.8
D+77.0
6,193
D
89.0%Smith5,968
11.0%Hoover736
0.0%
D+78.0
R+9.9
D+95.5
6,704
D
92.6%Davis4,909
4.7%Coolidge251
2.6%
D+87.9
D+15.0
D+113.1
5,299
D
85.6%Cox2,983
12.7%Harding444
1.6%
D+72.9
R+13.6
D+99.1
3,484
D
92.5%Wilson3,539
6.0%Hughes230
1.5%
D+86.5
R+1.9
D+83.3
3,827
D
90.8%Wilson3,024
2.4%Taft79
6.9%
D+88.4
—
D+68.8
3,332
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
D
91.1%Bryan2,718
6.6%McKinley198
2.2%
D+84.5
R+4.0
D+92.0
2,983
D
93.7%Bryan3,227
5.2%McKinley179
1.1%
D+88.5
D+8.6
D+94.6
3,445
D
80.7%Cleveland2,167
0.8%Harrison22
18.4%
D+79.9
—
D+78.3
2,684
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
44.4%22,844
55.6%28,561
51,405
2020
D
52.1%30,049
46.5%26,847
57,712
2018
R
45.5%18,957
52.9%22,053
41,701
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Starkville-Columbus, MS
Year
Total registered
2016
92,568
2018
90,420
2020
92,630
2022
90,128
2024
90,993
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−410 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −11,022 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Starkville-Columbus, MS in Starkville-Columbus, MS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,060
2012
−32
2013
−491
2014
−783
2015
−655
2016
−808
2017
−910
2018
−1,571
2019
−605
2021
−594
2022
−1,177
2023
−1,054
2024
−872
2025
−410
Starkville-Columbus, MS sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 84.6 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.2 points.
A population of 129,606, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,807 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS and Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL.
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How did Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,021 votes cast, 24,088 went Democratic and 27,334 went Republican.
When did Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi?
Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi has a population of 129,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi is $49,807 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Starkville-Columbus, MS, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
