Mississippi — 1924 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1924 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentDavisD+81.8
How it voted
Share of the 1924 vote
| John W. Davis ✓Democratic | 89.4% | 100,474 |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin CoolidgeRepublican | 7.6% | 8,494 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.1% | 3,474 |
1924presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1924 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+78.2 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+83.0 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+83.9 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+87.4 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+60.1 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+75.9 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+85.8 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+85.1 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+95.5 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+87.4 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+86.5 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+83.7 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+96.0 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+80.4 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+96.9 |
| Forrest County, MS | Democratic | D+78.3 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+88.5 |
| George County, MS | Democratic | D+76.1 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+87.3 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+96.4 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+67.4 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+85.3 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+85.5 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+90.0 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+76.2 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+86.9 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+90.7 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+81.7 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+65.1 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+88.4 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+89.1 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+92.6 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+89.0 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+78.9 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+74.8 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+87.2 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+82.6 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+93.2 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+88.9 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+81.6 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+87.0 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+91.3 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+92.9 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+89.8 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+72.1 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+63.0 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+86.7 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+74.4 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+88.2 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+95.3 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+85.2 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+81.2 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+87.3 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+88.9 |
| Stone County, MS | Democratic | D+76.1 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+91.4 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+97.9 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+98.2 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+61.8 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+94.9 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+81.9 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+82.3 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+69.1 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+71.1 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+79.7 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+92.4 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+91.4 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+91.9 |
Mississippi results by county
82 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | John W. Davis+532 | 83672.3% | 30426.3% | 161.4% | 1,156 |
| Alcorn County | John W. Davis+1,605 | 1,82889.0% | 22310.9% | 20.1% | 2,053 |
| Amite County | John W. Davis+840 | 92691.5% | 868.5% | 00.0% | 1,012 |
| Attala County | John W. Davis+1,481 | 1,60090.6% | 1196.7% | 472.7% | 1,766 |
| Benton County | John W. Davis+506 | 54193.4% | 356.0% | 30.5% | 579 |
| Bolivar County | John W. Davis+946 | 1,21277.0% | 26616.9% | 966.1% | 1,574 |
| Calhoun County | John W. Davis+930 | 1,12980.8% | 694.9% | 19914.2% | 1,397 |
| Carroll County | John W. Davis+825 | 89592.7% | 707.3% | 00.0% | 965 |
| Chickasaw County | John W. Davis+1,215 | 1,30191.9% | 866.1% | 292.0% | 1,416 |
| Choctaw County | John W. Davis+1,121 | 1,21992.6% | 987.4% | 00.0% | 1,317 |
| Claiborne County | John W. Davis+591 | 60597.7% | 142.3% | 00.0% | 619 |
| Clarke County | John W. Davis+1,219 | 1,30693.6% | 876.2% | 20.1% | 1,395 |
| Clay County | John W. Davis+1,054 | 1,13693.3% | 826.7% | 00.0% | 1,218 |
| Coahoma County | John W. Davis+1,241 | 1,36291.8% | 1218.2% | 00.0% | 1,483 |
| Copiah County | John W. Davis+2,044 | 2,08798.0% | 432.0% | 00.0% | 2,130 |
| Covington County | John W. Davis+729 | 82285.4% | 485.0% | 939.7% | 963 |
| DeSoto County | John W. Davis+1,048 | 1,06598.4% | 171.6% | 00.0% | 1,082 |
| Forrest County | John W. Davis+1,670 | 1,82685.6% | 1567.3% | 1527.1% | 2,134 |
| Franklin County | John W. Davis+555 | 59194.3% | 365.7% | 00.0% | 627 |
| George County | John W. Davis+434 | 50288.1% | 6811.9% | 00.0% | 570 |
| Greene County | John W. Davis+425 | 45693.6% | 316.4% | 00.0% | 487 |
| Grenada County | John W. Davis+916 | 93398.2% | 171.8% | 00.0% | 950 |
| Hancock County | John W. Davis+275 | 46765.9% | 19227.1% | 507.1% | 709 |
| Harrison County | John W. Davis+2,521 | 3,04481.4% | 52314.0% | 1724.6% | 3,739 |
| Hinds County | John W. Davis+3,838 | 4,08390.8% | 2455.4% | 1703.8% | 4,498 |
| Holmes County | John W. Davis+1,081 | 1,17392.7% | 927.3% | 00.0% | 1,265 |
| Humphreys County | John W. Davis+595 | 62895.0% | 335.0% | 00.0% | 661 |
| Issaquena County | John W. Davis+109 | 12688.1% | 1711.9% | 00.0% | 143 |
| Itawamba County | John W. Davis+826 | 88893.5% | 626.5% | 00.0% | 950 |
| Jackson County | John W. Davis+852 | 1,01086.3% | 15813.5% | 20.2% | 1,170 |
| Jasper County | John W. Davis+1,196 | 1,25795.3% | 614.6% | 10.1% | 1,319 |
| Jefferson County | John W. Davis+447 | 49790.9% | 509.1% | 00.0% | 547 |
| Jefferson Davis County | John W. Davis+644 | 73289.3% | 8810.7% | 00.0% | 820 |
| Jones County | John W. Davis+1,909 | 2,37375.2% | 31810.1% | 46414.7% | 3,155 |
| Kemper County | John W. Davis+855 | 91194.2% | 565.8% | 00.0% | 967 |
| Lafayette County | John W. Davis+1,759 | 1,84893.6% | 894.5% | 371.9% | 1,974 |
| Lamar County | John W. Davis+715 | 79587.3% | 808.8% | 364.0% | 911 |
| Lauderdale County | John W. Davis+2,615 | 3,20477.9% | 3207.8% | 58914.3% | 4,113 |
| Lawrence County | John W. Davis+619 | 67492.5% | 557.5% | 00.0% | 729 |
| Leake County | John W. Davis+1,207 | 1,25596.3% | 483.7% | 00.0% | 1,303 |
| Lee County | John W. Davis+2,469 | 2,62194.5% | 1525.5% | 00.0% | 2,773 |
| Leflore County | John W. Davis+1,009 | 1,14489.4% | 13510.6% | 00.0% | 1,279 |
| Lincoln County | John W. Davis+1,124 | 1,27885.1% | 15410.3% | 704.7% | 1,502 |
| Lowndes County | John W. Davis+1,593 | 1,65596.4% | 623.6% | 00.0% | 1,717 |
| Madison County | John W. Davis+1,489 | 1,59893.6% | 1096.4% | 00.0% | 1,707 |
| Marion County | John W. Davis+940 | 1,03991.3% | 998.7% | 00.0% | 1,138 |
| Marshall County | John W. Davis+1,102 | 1,14296.6% | 403.4% | 00.0% | 1,182 |
| Monroe County | John W. Davis+2,205 | 2,32693.8% | 1214.9% | 321.3% | 2,479 |
| Montgomery County | John W. Davis+920 | 1,01586.8% | 605.1% | 958.1% | 1,170 |
| Neshoba County | John W. Davis+1,375 | 1,60387.5% | 22812.5% | 00.0% | 1,831 |
| Newton County | John W. Davis+1,564 | 1,65790.9% | 724.0% | 935.1% | 1,822 |
| Noxubee County | John W. Davis+922 | 96695.6% | 444.4% | 00.0% | 1,010 |
| Oktibbeha County | John W. Davis+1,328 | 1,37095.0% | 302.1% | 422.9% | 1,442 |
| Panola County | John W. Davis+1,211 | 1,26493.8% | 533.9% | 312.3% | 1,348 |
| Pearl River County | John W. Davis+691 | 85576.5% | 16414.7% | 998.9% | 1,118 |
| Perry County | John W. Davis+328 | 38384.2% | 5512.1% | 173.7% | 455 |
| Pike County | John W. Davis+1,188 | 1,64071.6% | 1978.6% | 45219.7% | 2,289 |
| Pontotoc County | John W. Davis+1,120 | 1,20693.3% | 866.7% | 00.0% | 1,292 |
| Prentiss County | John W. Davis+1,046 | 1,22587.1% | 17912.7% | 20.1% | 1,406 |
| Quitman County | John W. Davis+538 | 57494.1% | 365.9% | 00.0% | 610 |
| Rankin County | John W. Davis+1,381 | 1,41597.7% | 342.3% | 00.0% | 1,449 |
| Scott County | John W. Davis+1,089 | 1,17989.2% | 534.0% | 906.8% | 1,322 |
| Sharkey County | John W. Davis+319 | 35389.8% | 348.7% | 61.5% | 393 |
| Simpson County | John W. Davis+1,418 | 1,51893.4% | 1006.2% | 70.4% | 1,625 |
| Smith County | John W. Davis+1,032 | 1,08193.1% | 494.2% | 312.7% | 1,161 |
| Stone County | John W. Davis+356 | 41288.0% | 5612.0% | 00.0% | 468 |
| Sunflower County | John W. Davis+1,618 | 1,69495.7% | 764.3% | 00.0% | 1,770 |
| Tallahatchie County | John W. Davis+1,371 | 1,38698.9% | 151.1% | 00.0% | 1,401 |
| Tate County | John W. Davis+996 | 1,00298.8% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1,014 |
| Tippah County | John W. Davis+1,315 | 1,41190.9% | 966.2% | 452.9% | 1,552 |
| Tishomingo County | John W. Davis+902 | 1,18180.9% | 27919.1% | 00.0% | 1,460 |
| Tunica County | John W. Davis+482 | 49597.4% | 132.6% | 00.0% | 508 |
| Union County | John W. Davis+1,615 | 1,75088.8% | 1356.8% | 864.4% | 1,971 |
| Walthall County | John W. Davis+596 | 66091.2% | 648.8% | 00.0% | 724 |
| Warren County | John W. Davis+1,466 | 1,79484.5% | 32815.5% | 00.0% | 2,122 |
| Washington County | John W. Davis+1,134 | 1,27789.8% | 14310.1% | 20.1% | 1,422 |
| Wayne County | John W. Davis+849 | 90594.2% | 565.8% | 00.0% | 961 |
| Webster County | John W. Davis+803 | 91881.2% | 11510.2% | 978.6% | 1,130 |
| Wilkinson County | John W. Davis+315 | 35589.9% | 4010.1% | 00.0% | 395 |
| Winston County | John W. Davis+1,291 | 1,34496.2% | 533.8% | 00.0% | 1,397 |
| Yalobusha County | John W. Davis+1,239 | 1,29295.3% | 533.9% | 110.8% | 1,356 |
| Yazoo County | John W. Davis+1,291 | 1,34895.9% | 574.1% | 00.0% | 1,405 |
Nominees: John W. Davis (D) · Calvin Coolidge (R) · Robert M. La Follette (Progressive)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1924 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1924 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.