Delta county seat where majority-Black demographics shape every election cycle
Cleveland anchors Bolivar County in the Mississippi Delta, a region where Black residents constitute roughly two-thirds of the population and turnout patterns reflect decades of shifting voter registration drives and local political organizing.
| Group | Cleveland, MS | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Black / African American(4) | 64.8% | 12.2% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 32.1% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(4) | 1.8% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.4% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -57.8pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33.5% | 59.9% | — | — | |
| 12.3% | 22.0% | — | — | |
| 5.1% | 9.1% | — | — | |
| 3.6% | 6.5% | — | — | |
| 1.4% | 2.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 44.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Cleveland, MS metro area? 141,048 residents across 4 counties.
22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 11pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 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+23.7 | D+20.4 | 3.4pp |