HarrisDemocratic10.2%1,157TrumpRepublican89.1%10,117OtherAll other candidates0.7%79
R+78.9- Lead
- 8,960
- Total
- 11,353
- vs nation
- R+77.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 21st State House District
Contests in this Place (47 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic11.9%1,367TrumpRepublican86.9%10,017OtherAll other candidates1.3%147
R+75.0- Lead
- 8,650
- Total
- 11,531
- vs nation
- R+79.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic11.9%1,224TrumpRepublican86.5%8,863OtherAll other candidates1.6%159
R+74.6- Lead
- 7,639
- Total
- 10,246
- vs nation
- R+76.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic18.0%1,783RomneyRepublican79.9%7,909OtherAll other candidates2.1%207
R+61.9- Lead
- 6,126
- Total
- 9,899
- vs nation
- R+65.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic20.3%2,140McCainRepublican77.9%8,221OtherAll other candidates1.8%194
R+57.6- Lead
- 6,081
- Total
- 10,555
- vs nation
- R+64.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic26.7%2,719BushRepublican72.4%7,383OtherAll other candidates0.9%90
R+45.8- Lead
- 4,664
- Total
- 10,192
- vs nation
- R+43.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic32.4%2,884BushRepublican65.9%5,868OtherAll other candidates1.7%155
R+33.5- Lead
- 2,984
- Total
- 8,907
- vs nation
- R+34.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic38.0%2,875DoleRepublican51.3%3,879OtherAll other candidates10.6%803
R+13.3- Lead
- 1,004
- Total
- 7,557
- vs nation
- R+21.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+78.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 24,9682024 5-year
- Population density
- 44 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 568 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $60,0622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95.1 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+81.5 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 21, KY · twin score 98.0
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 21st State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
97.5%
1,799 votes · D+95.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 96.9%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
90.3%
5,039 votes · R+81.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 89.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1980
4,605votes
56.9% of the vote · D+15.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 4,229 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
10,117votes
89.1% of the vote · R+78.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 10,017 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+107.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+82.3 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +103.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+79.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+75.0 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +77.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RDonnie BellState House · 21
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Mississippi 21st State House District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 81.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 78.9 points.
A population of 24,968, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,062 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 21 and State House District 152.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 21
Kentucky
98.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 152
Missouri
97.7twin score
2012–2024 trajectory
State House District 1
Mississippi
97.1twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Evangelical
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mississippi 21st State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 21st State House District voted Republican by 78.9 points (R+78.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,353 votes cast, 1,157 went Democratic and 10,117 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 21st State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 21st State House District voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Mississippi 21st State House District?
Mississippi 21st State House District has a population of 24,968 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 21st State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 21st State House District is $60,062 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 21st State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 21st State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.