† 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
28 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
GroupMemphisUnited States
English8.5%9.5%
American6.8%5.3%
Irish6.5%9.4%
German5.2%12.5%
Italian1.7%4.8%
Scottish1.2%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.9%—
French0.9%1.6%
African American†41.0%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Mexican3.8%11.3%
Honduran0.5%0.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%—
Asian Indian0.6%1.4%
Chinese0.3%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
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
Memphis
United States
Median age
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Memphis
United States
Median household income
$63,269
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Memphis
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.7%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Memphis
United States
Catholic
3.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
35.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
5.2%
Black Protestant
14.9%
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.
Memphis, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+37.6%
1896
+37.6%
1900
+39.0%
1904
+40.0%
1908
+30.7%
1912
+49.8%
1916
+51.4%
1920
+31.7%
1924
+44.9%
1928
+37.7%
1932
+73.3%
1936
+83.1%
1940
+71.9%
1944
+61.5%
1948
+26.7%
1952
+17.2%
1956
+12.7%
1960
+5.6%
1964
+0.6%
1968
+6.7%
1972
−37.3%
1976
+16.0%
1980
+8.2%
1984
−4.9%
1988
−4.4%
1992
+10.9%
1996
+12.9%
2000
+6.6%
2004
+3.9%
2008
+8.0%
2012
+6.5%
2016
+2.4%
2020
+3.4%
2024
−3.8%
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
47.3%Harris319,766
51.1%Trump345,345
1.6%
R+3.8
R+7.2
R+2.3
676,018
D
50.9%Biden379,441
47.4%Trump353,857
1.7%
D+3.4
D+1.1
R+1.0
745,947
D
49.7%Clinton333,094
47.3%Trump317,155
3.0%
D+2.4
R+4.1
D+0.3
670,349
D
52.7%Obama379,221
46.2%Romney332,506
1.0%
D+6.5
R+1.5
D+2.6
719,258
D
53.6%Obama408,216
45.6%McCain347,271
0.9%
D+8.0
D+4.1
D+0.7
762,030
D
51.6%Kerry357,760
47.7%Bush330,674
0.7%
D+3.9
R+2.7
D+6.4
693,227
D
52.6%Gore316,381
46.0%Bush276,659
1.4%
D+6.6
R+6.2
D+6.1
601,407
D
53.8%Clinton308,720
41.0%Dole234,995
5.2%
D+12.9
D+1.9
D+4.3
573,570
D
52.0%Clinton330,752
41.1%Bush261,314
6.9%
D+10.9
D+15.3
D+5.4
635,730
R
47.4%Dukakis256,936
51.8%Bush280,793
0.7%
R+4.4
D+0.5
D+3.3
541,755
R
47.2%Mondale273,278
52.1%Reagan301,867
0.7%
R+4.9
R+13.1
D+13.3
579,000
D
52.7%Carter288,986
44.5%Reagan244,220
2.8%
D+8.2
R+7.9
D+17.9
548,565
D
57.4%Carter287,833
41.4%Ford207,503
1.2%
D+16.0
D+53.3
D+14.0
501,398
R
30.3%McGovern130,868
67.6%Nixon291,851
2.1%
R+37.3
R+44.0
R+14.1
431,654
O
33.0%Humphrey141,176
26.3%Nixon112,424
40.8%
Wallace +7.8
D+6.1
D+7.4
428,129
D
50.3%Johnson180,828
49.7%Goldwater178,628
0.0%
D+0.6
R+4.9
R+22.0
359,597
D
50.1%Kennedy145,678
44.6%Nixon129,517
5.3%
D+5.6
R+7.1
D+5.4
290,576
D
53.6%Stevenson132,257
40.9%Eisenhower100,892
5.5%
D+12.7
R+4.5
D+28.1
246,774
D
58.5%Stevenson150,885
41.3%Eisenhower106,596
0.2%
D+17.2
R+9.5
D+27.9
257,872
D
43.4%Truman63,587
16.7%Dewey24,472
39.9%
D+26.7
R+34.8
D+22.2
146,579
D
80.7%Roosevelt109,524
19.2%Dewey26,056
0.1%
D+61.5
R+10.4
D+54.0
135,749
D
85.8%Roosevelt132,192
14.0%Willkie21,486
0.2%
D+71.9
R+11.2
D+61.9
153,987
D
91.4%Roosevelt123,302
8.3%Landon11,237
0.3%
D+83.1
D+9.8
D+58.8
134,899
D
86.2%Roosevelt100,600
12.9%Hoover15,082
0.9%
D+73.3
D+35.5
D+55.5
116,698
D
68.8%Smith65,637
31.0%Hoover29,629
0.2%
D+37.7
R+7.1
D+55.2
95,432
D
70.5%Davis53,108
25.6%Coolidge19,286
4.0%
D+44.9
D+13.1
D+70.0
75,378
D
65.3%Cox56,413
33.6%Harding29,006
1.1%
D+31.7
R+19.7
D+57.9
86,357
D
75.3%Wilson44,930
23.9%Hughes14,248
0.8%
D+51.4
D+1.6
D+48.3
59,651
D
64.6%Wilson29,234
14.8%Taft6,716
20.5%
D+49.8
D+19.1
D+30.2
45,229
D
64.2%Bryan26,715
33.6%Taft13,962
2.2%
D+30.7
R+9.3
D+40.2
41,594
D
69.2%Parker30,485
29.2%Roosevelt12,855
1.7%
D+40.0
D+1.0
D+59.7
44,068
D
69.0%Bryan35,480
30.0%McKinley15,419
1.0%
D+39.0
D+1.4
D+46.6
51,423
D
68.0%Bryan40,424
30.4%McKinley18,078
1.6%
D+37.6
±0.0
D+43.7
59,445
D
63.2%Cleveland32,219
25.6%Harrison13,065
11.2%
D+37.6
—
D+35.9
50,983
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Memphis
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
1,022,935
2018
1,142,233
2020
1,175,153
2022
1,167,491
2024
1,201,764
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−12,431 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −126,507 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Memphis in Memphis: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−6,039
2012
−3,850
2013
−11,194
2014
−11,555
2015
−11,193
2016
−11,973
2017
−7,654
2018
−9,143
2019
−7,023
2021
−6,519
2022
−7,846
2023
−9,029
2024
−11,058
2025
−12,431
The Memphis media market anchors Tennessee's western tip and pulls in corners of Arkansas and Mississippi, making it a rare cross-state audience zone where urban Democratic concentration meets competitive suburban counties just across the state line.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 37.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.8 points.
A population of 1,798,678, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,269 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbia, SC and Jackson, MS.
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In 2024, Memphis, Mississippi voted Republican by 3.8 points (R+3.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 676,018 votes cast, 319,766 went Democratic and 345,345 went Republican.
When did Memphis, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Memphis, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Memphis, Mississippi?
Memphis, Mississippi has a population of 1,798,678 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Memphis, Mississippi?
Median household income in Memphis, Mississippi is $63,269 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Memphis, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Memphis, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
