† 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
8 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
GroupHattiesburg-LaurelMississippiUnited States
American15.4%10.0%5.3%
English10.1%10.6%9.5%
Irish7.4%7.4%9.4%
German5.4%5.1%12.5%
Scottish2.0%1.6%1.3%
French1.7%1.7%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.5%1.0%—
Italian1.2%1.7%4.8%
African American†30.2%35.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.8%0.5%
Mexican2.1%1.9%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.2%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
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
Hattiesburg-Laurel
Mississippi
United States
Median age
37
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hattiesburg-Laurel
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$54,427
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.9%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.5%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hattiesburg-Laurel
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.7%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.6%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hattiesburg-Laurel
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
2.5%
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
47.7%
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.3%
40.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.7%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
5.6%
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.
Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+82.7%
1896
+81.4%
1900
+54.2%
1904
No data
1908
No data
1912
+80.9%
1916
+80.6%
1920
+55.4%
1924
+77.3%
1928
+23.7%
1932
+90.3%
1936
+91.9%
1940
+91.7%
1944
+88.1%
1948
+5.6%
1952
+15.0%
1956
+29.5%
1960
+8.9%
1964
−78.0%
1968
+1.9%
1972
−66.7%
1976
−3.8%
1980
−9.5%
1984
−37.3%
1988
−33.0%
1992
−18.9%
1996
−18.7%
2000
−30.7%
2004
−35.3%
2008
−29.7%
2012
−28.2%
2016
−32.8%
2020
−31.0%
2024
−36.4%
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
31.3%Harris39,749
67.7%Trump85,918
0.4%Kennedy550 +6
R+36.4
R+5.4
R+34.9
126,989
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.7%85,918
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.3%39,749
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%550
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%261
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%164
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%106
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%97
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%90
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%54
R
33.8%Biden46,142
64.8%Trump88,456
1.4%
R+31.0
D+1.8
R+35.4
136,520
R
32.6%Clinton40,762
65.4%Trump81,779
2.0%
R+32.8
R+4.6
R+34.9
125,018
R
35.4%Obama47,020
63.6%Romney84,445
1.0%
R+28.2
D+1.5
R+32.0
132,755
R
34.7%Obama44,349
64.4%McCain82,258
0.9%
R+29.7
D+5.6
R+37.0
127,734
R
32.1%Kerry37,158
67.3%Bush78,060
0.6%
R+35.3
R+4.6
R+32.8
115,909
R
33.9%Gore33,798
64.6%Bush64,348
1.4%
R+30.7
R+12.0
R+31.2
99,583
R
37.1%Clinton32,691
55.9%Dole49,161
7.0%
R+18.7
D+0.2
R+27.2
88,023
R
35.5%Clinton34,618
54.4%Bush53,017
10.2%
R+18.9
D+14.2
R+24.4
97,536
R
33.2%Dukakis31,101
66.2%Bush62,029
0.6%
R+33.0
D+4.2
R+25.3
93,646
R
31.1%Mondale29,361
68.4%Reagan64,579
0.6%
R+37.3
R+27.8
R+19.1
94,480
R
44.6%Carter39,982
54.1%Reagan48,520
1.4%
R+9.5
R+5.7
D+0.2
89,719
R
47.1%Carter37,687
50.9%Ford40,720
2.1%
R+3.8
D+62.9
R+5.9
80,051
R
15.6%McGovern10,907
82.3%Nixon57,510
2.0%
R+66.7
R+68.6
R+43.6
69,841
O
15.8%Humphrey10,362
14.0%Nixon9,137
70.2%
Wallace +54.4
D+79.9
D+2.6
65,418
R
11.0%Johnson5,131
89.0%Goldwater41,596
0.0%
R+78.0
R+86.9
R+100.6
46,727
O
36.3%Kennedy11,882
27.4%Nixon8,972
36.3%
Other +0.0
R+20.6
D+8.7
32,748
D
56.2%Stevenson15,035
26.7%Eisenhower7,152
17.1%
D+29.5
D+14.4
D+44.9
26,751
D
57.5%Stevenson18,470
42.5%Eisenhower13,639
0.0%
D+15.0
D+9.4
D+25.8
32,109
O
7.9%Truman1,781
2.3%Dewey516
89.8%
Thurmond +81.9
R+82.5
D+1.1
22,504
D
94.1%Roosevelt17,452
5.9%Dewey1,104
0.0%
D+88.1
R+3.6
D+80.6
18,556
D
95.8%Roosevelt16,171
4.1%Willkie697
0.1%
D+91.7
R+0.2
D+81.7
16,878
D
95.7%Roosevelt16,896
3.9%Landon680
0.4%
D+91.9
D+1.5
D+67.6
17,648
D
94.3%Roosevelt13,770
4.0%Hoover578
1.7%
D+90.3
D+66.6
D+72.5
14,603
D
61.9%Smith9,027
38.1%Hoover5,567
0.0%
D+23.7
R+53.6
D+41.2
14,594
D
85.2%Davis9,400
7.9%Coolidge873
6.9%
D+77.3
D+21.8
D+102.4
11,036
D
74.8%Cox5,531
19.3%Harding1,430
5.9%
D+55.4
R+25.2
D+81.6
7,399
D
87.4%Wilson7,404
6.7%Hughes570
5.9%
D+80.6
R+0.2
D+77.5
8,475
D
82.8%Wilson5,037
1.9%Taft117
15.3%
D+80.9
—
D+61.3
6,084
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
D
75.5%Bryan3,139
21.4%McKinley888
3.1%
D+54.2
R+27.2
D+61.7
4,156
D
89.7%Bryan4,449
8.4%McKinley415
1.9%
D+81.4
R+1.3
D+87.4
4,958
D
83.8%Cleveland2,158
1.1%Harrison29
15.1%
D+82.7
—
D+81.0
2,575
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Hattiesburg-Laurel
Year
Total registered
2016
197,458
2018
199,677
2020
206,948
2022
201,453
2024
207,849
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+129 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,482 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Hattiesburg-Laurel in Hattiesburg-Laurel: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−46
2012
−247
2013
−169
2014
−1,893
2015
−497
2016
−1,091
2017
−1,514
2018
−1,116
2019
−772
2021
+196
2022
−105
2023
−21
2024
−336
2025
+129
Hattiesburg anchors this south-Mississippi market with Camp Shelby nearby and the University of Southern Mississippi inside city limits, creating a demographic mix that makes precinct-level targeting unusually consequential for statewide campaigns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 78.0 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.4 points.
A population of 300,024, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,427 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Monroe-El Dorado and Columbus-Tupelo-West Point-Houston.
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How did Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi voted Republican by 36.4 points (R+36.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 126,989 votes cast, 39,749 went Democratic and 85,918 went Republican.
When did Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi?
Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi has a population of 300,024 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi?
Median household income in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi is $54,427 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Hattiesburg-Laurel, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
