Mississippi River hub where Civil War memory still shapes civic identity
Vicksburg's small metro anchors Warren County, a majority-Black jurisdiction that has trended Democratic in federal races while local offices reflect a more competitive, personality-driven electorate along the river corridor.
| Group | Vicksburg, MS | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 49.9% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 46.6% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(6) | 1.7% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 0.9% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(5) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -59.4pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.0% | 61.2% | — | — | |
| 11.1% | 15.8% | — | — | |
| 9.7% | 13.7% | — | — | |
| 4.4% | 6.3% | — | — | |
| 1.7% | 2.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.2% | — | — |
| 0.4% | 0.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 29.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Vicksburg, MS metro area? 189,094 residents across 4 counties.
24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 9pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 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 | R+4.0 | R+8.3 | 4.3pp |