HarrisDemocratic23.8%6,175TrumpRepublican75.3%19,524OtherAll other candidates0.9%243
R+51.5- Lead
- 13,349
- Total
- 25,942
- vs nation
- R+50.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 3rd State Senate 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
BidenDemocratic27.6%7,514TrumpRepublican71.0%19,358OtherAll other candidates1.4%378
R+43.5- Lead
- 11,844
- Total
- 27,250
- vs nation
- R+47.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic29.1%7,288TrumpRepublican69.0%17,274OtherAll other candidates1.9%483
R+39.9- Lead
- 9,986
- Total
- 25,045
- vs nation
- R+42.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic36.1%9,116RomneyRepublican62.8%15,868OtherAll other candidates1.2%294
R+26.7- Lead
- 6,752
- Total
- 25,278
- vs nation
- R+30.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic35.9%9,676McCainRepublican62.7%16,886OtherAll other candidates1.4%373
R+26.8- Lead
- 7,210
- Total
- 26,935
- vs nation
- R+34.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic38.3%9,224BushRepublican60.9%14,658OtherAll other candidates0.8%204
R+22.6- Lead
- 5,434
- Total
- 24,086
- vs nation
- R+20.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic43.5%8,975BushRepublican55.1%11,378OtherAll other candidates1.4%285
R+11.6- Lead
- 2,403
- Total
- 20,638
- vs nation
- R+12.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic49.0%9,014DoleRepublican42.1%7,742OtherAll other candidates8.9%1,643
D+6.9- Lead
- 1,272
- Total
- 18,399
- vs nation
- R+1.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 59,0052024 5-year
- Population density
- 55 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,074 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $53,9662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 24.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96.1 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62.0 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 8, MS · twin score 97.5
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 3rd State Senate 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
98.0%
6,023 votes · D+95.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 97.9%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
80.2%
9,395 votes · R+62.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 75.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1980
12,434votes
63.8% of the vote · D+29.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · 12,228 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
19,524votes
75.3% of the vote · R+51.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 19,358 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
+111.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+86.6 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +101.5 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+64.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+42.0 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +50.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RKathy ChismState Senate · 3
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 3rd State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.0 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.5 points.
A population of 59,005, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,966 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 19.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 8
Mississippi
97.5twin score
% Evangelical% unaffiliated12-yr trend
State Senate District 19
Arkansas
96.8twin score
2020–2024 trajectory% Evangelical12-yr trend
State Senate District 4
South Carolina
96.3twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelical2020–2024 trajectory
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 3rd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 3rd State Senate District voted Republican by 51.5 points (R+51.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,942 votes cast, 6,175 went Democratic and 19,524 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 3rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 3rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mississippi 3rd State Senate District?
Mississippi 3rd State Senate District has a population of 59,005 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 3rd State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 3rd State Senate District is $53,966 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 3rd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 3rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.