HarrisDemocratic30.6%8,316TrumpRepublican68.5%18,625OtherAll other candidates0.9%256
R+37.9- Lead
- 10,309
- Total
- 27,197
- vs nation
- R+36.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 8th 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
BidenDemocratic34.3%10,032TrumpRepublican64.3%18,841OtherAll other candidates1.4%416
R+30.1- Lead
- 8,809
- Total
- 29,289
- vs nation
- R+34.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic34.5%9,495TrumpRepublican63.7%17,522OtherAll other candidates1.8%490
R+29.2- Lead
- 8,027
- Total
- 27,507
- vs nation
- R+31.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic39.9%11,457RomneyRepublican59.1%16,970OtherAll other candidates1.0%281
R+19.2- Lead
- 5,513
- Total
- 28,708
- vs nation
- R+23.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic39.6%11,787McCainRepublican59.7%17,784OtherAll other candidates0.7%198
R+20.1- Lead
- 5,997
- Total
- 29,769
- vs nation
- R+27.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic38.5%10,241BushRepublican60.9%16,221OtherAll other candidates0.6%156
R+22.5- Lead
- 5,980
- Total
- 26,618
- vs nation
- R+20.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic42.0%9,676BushRepublican56.7%13,077OtherAll other candidates1.3%301
R+14.8- Lead
- 3,401
- Total
- 23,054
- vs nation
- R+15.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic45.2%8,726DoleRepublican47.0%9,065OtherAll other candidates7.8%1,506
R+1.8- Lead
- 339
- Total
- 19,297
- vs nation
- R+10.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 59,5252024 5-year
- Population density
- 30 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,989 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $47,5562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 3, MS · twin score 97.5
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 8th 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. Roosevelt1932
98.0%
5,603 votes · D+96.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 97.7%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
90.5%
10,256 votes · R+80.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 85.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1980
12,099votes
55.6% of the vote · D+13.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 11,787 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
18,841votes
64.3% of the vote · R+30.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 18,625 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
+109.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+84.3 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +104.8 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+103.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+80.9 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +49.3 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RBen SuberState Senate · 8
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 8th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 80.9 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.
A population of 59,525, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,556 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 3 and State Senate District 3.
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 3
Mississippi
97.5twin score
% Evangelical% unaffiliated12-yr trend
State Senate District 3
Arkansas
96.2twin score
2020–2024 trajectory% unaffiliatedcollege share≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 4
South Carolina
95.6twin score
% Evangelical% unaffiliated12-yr trend
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 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 8th State Senate District voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+37.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,197 votes cast, 8,316 went Democratic and 18,625 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 8th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 8th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Mississippi 8th State Senate District?
Mississippi 8th State Senate District has a population of 59,525 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 8th State Senate District is $47,556 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 8th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.