† 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
24 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, MSMississippiUnited States
African American†46.3%35.3%9.9%
African1.1%0.8%0.5%
English8.6%10.6%9.5%
American7.7%10.0%5.3%
Irish6.7%7.4%9.4%
German3.7%5.1%12.5%
Scottish1.5%1.6%1.3%
French1.2%1.7%1.6%
Italian1.1%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.1%1.0%—
Mexican1.5%1.9%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.2%0.2%0.3%
Chinese0.2%0.1%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%0.1%1.4%
Vietnamese0.1%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
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median age
39
38.6
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
17.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Median household income
$58,412
$56,447
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.5%
19.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.0%
25.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.3%
4.3%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jackson, MS
Mississippi
United States
Catholic
2.4%
3.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
41.4%
39.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
35.9%
40.7%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.0%
6.6%
5.2%
Black Protestant
11.2%
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, MS, Mississippi
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+73.0%
1896
+81.2%
1900
+80.5%
1904
No data
1908
No data
1912
+87.2%
1916
+91.9%
1920
+73.9%
1924
+82.7%
1928
+72.2%
1932
+91.8%
1936
+94.9%
1940
+93.0%
1944
+88.6%
1948
+3.2%
1952
+9.6%
1956
+22.9%
1960
+0.6%
1964
−82.2%
1968
+14.6%
1972
−51.4%
1976
−6.5%
1980
−3.6%
1984
−17.8%
1988
−16.1%
1992
−6.8%
1996
−0.8%
2000
−11.1%
2004
−11.3%
2008
+0.9%
2012
+3.3%
2016
−0.9%
2020
+0.8%
2024
−5.0%
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
47.0%Harris178,800
52.0%Trump197,801
0.4%Kennedy1,521 +6
R+5.0
R+5.8
R+3.5
380,563
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.0%197,801
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic47.0%178,800
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.4%1,521
Chase OliverLibertarian0.2%766
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%585
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%312
Peter SonskiIndependent0.1%304
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%256
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%218
D
49.7%Biden207,140
48.9%Trump203,708
1.4%
D+0.8
D+1.7
R+3.6
416,485
R
48.6%Clinton189,170
49.4%Trump192,555
2.0%
R+0.9
R+4.2
R+3.0
389,608
D
51.3%Obama215,529
48.0%Romney201,504
0.7%
D+3.3
D+2.5
R+0.5
420,143
D
50.1%Obama212,211
49.2%McCain208,458
0.7%
D+0.9
D+12.2
R+6.4
423,487
R
43.9%Kerry161,034
55.2%Bush202,622
0.9%
R+11.3
R+0.2
R+8.9
366,955
R
43.5%Gore141,629
54.7%Bush177,844
1.8%
R+11.1
R+10.4
R+11.7
325,253
R
46.9%Clinton138,173
47.7%Dole140,461
5.4%
R+0.8
D+6.0
R+9.3
294,471
R
42.4%Clinton137,181
49.2%Bush159,176
8.4%
R+6.8
D+9.3
R+12.4
323,696
R
41.4%Dukakis129,570
57.5%Bush179,928
1.1%
R+16.1
D+1.7
R+8.4
313,093
R
40.8%Mondale131,608
58.5%Reagan188,954
0.7%
R+17.8
R+14.2
D+0.5
322,837
R
47.0%Carter139,742
50.6%Reagan150,465
2.3%
R+3.6
D+2.9
D+6.1
297,073
R
45.5%Carter113,189
52.0%Ford129,467
2.5%
R+6.5
D+44.8
R+8.6
248,997
R
23.2%McGovern48,971
74.6%Nixon157,472
2.2%
R+51.4
R+66.0
R+28.2
211,186
O
28.1%Humphrey60,857
13.5%Nixon29,194
58.5%
Wallace +30.4
D+96.8
D+15.3
216,811
R
8.9%Johnson12,193
91.1%Goldwater124,897
0.0%
R+82.2
R+82.8
R+104.8
137,090
O
26.4%Kennedy25,518
25.9%Nixon24,987
47.7%
Other +21.2
R+22.3
D+0.4
96,505
D
47.6%Stevenson35,936
24.7%Eisenhower18,648
27.8%
D+22.9
D+13.3
D+38.3
75,570
D
54.8%Stevenson48,344
45.2%Eisenhower39,882
0.0%
D+9.6
D+6.4
D+20.3
88,226
O
5.4%Truman3,341
2.2%Dewey1,370
92.5%
Thurmond +87.1
R+85.4
R+1.3
62,414
D
94.3%Roosevelt52,647
5.7%Dewey3,184
0.0%
D+88.6
R+4.4
D+81.1
55,831
D
96.5%Roosevelt51,059
3.4%Willkie1,817
0.1%
D+93.0
R+1.9
D+83.1
52,933
D
97.4%Roosevelt48,577
2.5%Landon1,237
0.2%
D+94.9
D+3.1
D+70.6
49,891
D
95.7%Roosevelt40,522
3.9%Hoover1,666
0.4%
D+91.8
D+19.6
D+74.0
42,342
D
86.1%Smith39,942
13.9%Hoover6,459
0.0%
D+72.2
R+10.5
D+89.6
46,401
D
90.0%Davis28,751
7.3%Coolidge2,323
2.8%
D+82.7
D+8.8
D+107.9
31,963
D
86.2%Cox19,791
12.3%Harding2,825
1.4%
D+73.9
R+18.0
D+100.1
22,948
D
95.4%Wilson22,484
3.5%Hughes829
1.0%
D+91.9
D+4.7
D+88.8
23,559
D
89.4%Wilson16,355
2.2%Taft396
8.4%
D+87.2
—
D+67.7
18,297
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
No data
—
—
—
D
89.3%Bryan14,897
8.8%McKinley1,465
2.0%
D+80.5
R+0.7
D+88.0
16,688
D
89.3%Bryan18,718
8.1%McKinley1,703
2.5%
D+81.2
D+8.2
D+87.3
20,954
D
76.2%Cleveland12,004
3.2%Harrison510
20.6%
D+73.0
—
D+71.3
15,755
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jackson, MS
Year
Total registered
2016
663,084
2018
658,148
2020
675,565
2022
651,780
2024
648,323
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−2,499 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −69,295 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jackson, MS in Jackson, MS: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,279
2012
−4,403
2013
−4,170
2014
−3,937
2015
−5,677
2016
−3,302
2017
−4,315
2018
−6,888
2019
−7,024
2021
−8,145
2022
−6,364
2023
−4,157
2024
−7,135
2025
−2,499
The Jackson DMA anchors Mississippi's most Democratic-leaning geography, with Hinds County routinely posting the state's largest raw margins for Democratic candidates while surrounding rural counties pull in the opposite direction.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 82.2 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.0 points.
A population of 882,812, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,412 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montgomery-Selma and Augusta-Aiken.
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In 2024, Jackson, MS, Mississippi voted Republican by 5.0 points (R+5.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 380,563 votes cast, 178,800 went Democratic and 197,801 went Republican.
When did Jackson, MS, Mississippi last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson, MS, Mississippi voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Jackson, MS, Mississippi has a population of 882,812 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Median household income in Jackson, MS, Mississippi is $58,412 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Jackson, MS, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jackson, MS, Mississippi from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
