HarrisDemocratic59.9%5,432TrumpRepublican39.3%3,565OtherAll other candidates0.8%75
D+20.6- Lead
- 1,867
- Total
- 9,072
- vs nation
- D+22.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 98th 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
BidenDemocratic62.9%6,640TrumpRepublican35.8%3,783OtherAll other candidates1.3%132
D+27.1- Lead
- 2,857
- Total
- 10,555
- vs nation
- D+22.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic63.3%6,352TrumpRepublican35.1%3,522OtherAll other candidates1.6%159
D+28.2- Lead
- 2,830
- Total
- 10,033
- vs nation
- D+26.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic67.9%7,676RomneyRepublican31.5%3,557OtherAll other candidates0.6%73
D+36.4- Lead
- 4,119
- Total
- 11,306
- vs nation
- D+32.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic66.0%7,430McCainRepublican33.4%3,764OtherAll other candidates0.6%62
D+32.6- Lead
- 3,666
- Total
- 11,256
- vs nation
- D+25.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic62.0%6,114BushRepublican37.5%3,695OtherAll other candidates0.5%46
D+24.5- Lead
- 2,419
- Total
- 9,855
- vs nation
- D+27.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic60.9%5,179BushRepublican38.1%3,243OtherAll other candidates0.9%80
D+22.8- Lead
- 1,936
- Total
- 8,502
- vs nation
- D+22.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic63.8%4,975DoleRepublican29.6%2,305OtherAll other candidates6.6%513
D+34.3- Lead
- 2,670
- Total
- 7,793
- vs nation
- D+25.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 25,1612024 5-year
- Population density
- 87 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 290 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $42,0152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 29.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 65.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 36, MS · twin score 97.6
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 98th 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. Roosevelt1936
99.3%
2,570 votes · D+98.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 98.6%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
86.4%
2,789 votes · R+72.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 59.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
7,676votes
67.9% of the vote · D+36.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 7,430 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
3,783votes
35.8% of the vote · D+27.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 3,764 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
Alton B. Parker1904
+116.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+96.7 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +112.6 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+95.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+72.9 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · −1.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DDaryl PorterState House · 98
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 House District 98 leans heavily Democratic, returning presidential margins above 20 points, driven by a dense, majority-Black urban electorate concentrated in the capital city.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 72.9 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.6 points.
A population of 25,161, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,015 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 36 and State House District 16.
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 36
Mississippi
97.6twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory
State House District 16
Mississippi
97.1twin score
% Black% Whitemedian income
State House District 42
Mississippi
96.8twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory≠ median age
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 98th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 98th State House District voted Democratic by 20.6 points (D+20.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,072 votes cast, 5,432 went Democratic and 3,565 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 98th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 98th State House District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Mississippi 98th State House District?
Mississippi 98th State House District has a population of 25,161 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 98th State House District?
Median household income in Mississippi 98th State House District is $42,015 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 98th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 98th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 33 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.