† 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
7 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
GroupMeridianUnited States
American12.3%5.3%
English9.4%9.5%
Irish6.5%9.4%
German3.5%12.5%
Scotch-Irish1.3%—
Scottish1.2%1.3%
Italian0.8%4.8%
French0.6%1.6%
African American†37.0%9.9%
African0.7%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Mexican0.9%11.3%
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
Meridian
United States
Median age
39.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Meridian
United States
Median household income
$49,745
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Meridian
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
13.6%
Other languages
2.0%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Meridian
United States
Catholic
1.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.8%
5.2%
Black Protestant
7.8%
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.
Meridian, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+62.2%
1896
+62.8%
1900
+74.3%
1904
+89.8%
1908
+90.9%
1912
+89.1%
1916
+89.7%
1920
+81.6%
1924
+80.7%
1928
+51.0%
1932
+93.8%
1936
+96.6%
1940
+93.1%
1944
+90.5%
1948
+5.0%
1952
+35.7%
1956
+45.8%
1960
+17.3%
1964
−83.9%
1968
+11.0%
1972
−57.7%
1976
−4.4%
1980
−3.6%
1984
−28.9%
1988
−24.7%
1992
−17.3%
1996
−10.0%
2000
−22.2%
2004
−25.1%
2008
−15.1%
2012
−11.9%
2016
−19.3%
2020
−17.0%
2024
−23.5%
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
37.8%Harris26,953
61.4%Trump43,711
0.8%
R+23.5
R+6.5
R+22.1
71,211
R
41.0%Biden32,795
58.0%Trump46,382
1.0%
R+17.0
D+2.3
R+21.4
79,957
R
39.7%Clinton30,007
59.0%Trump44,570
1.3%
R+19.3
R+7.4
R+21.4
75,578
R
43.7%Obama35,779
55.6%Romney45,507
0.7%
R+11.9
D+3.3
R+15.7
81,869
R
42.1%Obama34,941
57.3%McCain47,488
0.6%
R+15.1
D+9.9
R+22.4
82,905
R
37.2%Kerry27,869
62.3%Bush46,635
0.5%
R+25.1
R+2.8
R+22.6
74,847
R
38.5%Gore25,923
60.7%Bush40,911
0.9%
R+22.2
R+12.3
R+22.8
67,416
R
42.3%Clinton26,642
52.3%Dole32,916
5.4%
R+10.0
D+7.3
R+18.5
62,985
R
37.9%Clinton26,978
55.2%Bush39,274
6.9%
R+17.3
D+7.4
R+22.8
71,194
R
37.4%Dukakis25,767
62.1%Bush42,814
0.6%
R+24.7
D+4.1
R+17.0
68,973
R
34.8%Mondale24,493
63.7%Reagan44,791
1.5%
R+28.9
R+25.3
R+10.6
70,323
R
46.7%Carter31,844
50.3%Reagan34,297
2.9%
R+3.6
D+0.8
D+6.1
68,148
R
47.1%Carter29,065
51.5%Ford31,784
1.5%
R+4.4
D+53.3
R+6.5
61,771
R
20.1%McGovern11,324
77.9%Nixon43,787
2.0%
R+57.7
R+68.8
R+34.6
56,223
O
19.0%Humphrey10,371
7.9%Nixon4,345
73.1%
Wallace +54.2
D+94.9
D+11.7
54,724
R
7.0%Johnson2,558
90.8%Goldwater33,383
2.2%
R+83.9
R+101.2
R+106.4
36,759
D
39.7%Kennedy10,541
22.4%Nixon5,938
37.9%
D+17.3
R+28.5
D+17.2
26,536
D
68.7%Stevenson16,180
22.9%Eisenhower5,387
8.5%
D+45.8
D+10.1
D+61.2
23,562
D
67.8%Stevenson17,938
32.1%Eisenhower8,490
0.0%
D+35.7
D+30.7
D+46.5
26,440
O
7.0%Truman1,249
2.0%Dewey357
91.0%
Thurmond +84.0
R+85.6
D+0.5
17,874
D
95.3%Roosevelt16,934
4.7%Dewey837
0.0%
D+90.5
R+2.6
D+83.1
17,777
D
96.5%Roosevelt17,871
3.4%Willkie624
0.1%
D+93.1
R+3.5
D+83.2
18,516
D
98.3%Roosevelt18,636
1.6%Landon310
0.1%
D+96.6
D+2.8
D+72.4
18,967
D
96.8%Roosevelt15,047
2.9%Hoover457
0.3%
D+93.8
D+42.8
D+76.0
15,551
D
75.5%Smith12,347
24.5%Hoover4,006
0.0%
D+51.0
R+29.7
D+68.5
16,353
D
87.4%Davis10,539
6.7%Coolidge810
5.9%
D+80.7
R+0.9
D+105.9
12,056
D
89.2%Cox9,198
7.7%Harding791
3.1%
D+81.6
R+8.1
D+107.7
10,308
D
93.6%Wilson9,424
3.9%Hughes394
2.5%
D+89.7
D+0.5
D+86.5
10,069
D
90.9%Wilson6,863
1.7%Taft131
7.4%
D+89.1
R+1.7
D+69.6
7,552
D
94.2%Bryan1,309
3.4%Taft47
2.4%
D+90.9
D+1.0
D+100.4
1,389
D
93.8%Parker1,441
4.0%Roosevelt61
2.2%
D+89.8
D+15.5
D+109.5
1,536
D
85.3%Bryan6,431
10.9%McKinley825
3.8%
D+74.3
D+11.5
D+81.9
7,541
D
79.9%Bryan9,422
17.0%McKinley2,009
3.1%
D+62.8
D+0.7
D+68.9
11,796
D
71.5%Cleveland8,041
9.4%Harrison1,053
19.1%
D+62.2
—
D+60.5
11,243
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 Meridian
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
107,003
2018
121,876
2020
122,753
2022
117,306
2024
119,340
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−435 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −17,460 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Meridian in Meridian: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−950
2012
−962
2013
−756
2014
−1,444
2015
−1,807
2016
−1,844
2017
−1,592
2018
−2,302
2019
−1,991
2021
−893
2022
−1,014
2023
−770
2024
−700
2025
−435
The Meridian market spans five east-Mississippi counties and two in west Alabama. It voted Democratic in 1960 (D+17.3) and Republican by R+23.5 in 2024. The market is 38.1% Black or African American (2024 ACS 5-year); Evangelical Protestant is the largest religious tradition (44.5%, 2020 US Religion Census).
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 83.9 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.5 points.
A population of 169,830, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,745 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Albany, GA and Monroe-El Dorado.
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In 2024, Meridian, Mississippi voted Republican by 23.5 points (R+23.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 71,211 votes cast, 26,953 went Democratic and 43,711 went Republican.
When did Meridian, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Meridian, Mississippi voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Meridian, Mississippi?
Meridian, Mississippi has a population of 169,830 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Meridian, Mississippi?
Median household income in Meridian, Mississippi is $49,745 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Meridian, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Meridian, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.
