Mississippi Delta hub where majority-Black electorate shapes Coahoma County margins
Clarksdale anchors one of the most heavily African American counties in the nation, where Democratic presidential candidates have routinely cleared 70–80% of the vote, reflecting both demographic concentration and a century of civil-rights organizing history.
| Group | Clarksdale, MS | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Black / African American(3) | 73.5% | 12.2% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 23.9% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(4) | 1.3% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.7% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(2) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(1) | 0.3% | 6.0% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -47.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.2% | 49.5% | — | — | |
| 18.9% | 34.4% | — | — | |
| 4.0% | 7.4% | — | — | |
| 3.7% | 6.7% | — | — | |
| 1.2% | 2.1% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 45.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Clarksdale, MS metro area? 103,537 residents across 4 counties.
17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 16pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | D+39.8 | D+35.7 | 4.1pp |