HarrisDemocratic64.5%10,989TrumpRepublican34.9%5,944OtherAll other candidates0.7%116
D+29.6- Lead
- 5,045
- Total
- 17,049
- vs nation
- D+31.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 13th 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
BidenDemocratic67.5%14,633TrumpRepublican31.3%6,771OtherAll other candidates1.2%262
D+36.3- Lead
- 7,862
- Total
- 21,666
- vs nation
- D+31.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic67.8%14,738TrumpRepublican31.0%6,747OtherAll other candidates1.2%253
D+36.8- Lead
- 7,991
- Total
- 21,738
- vs nation
- D+34.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic70.9%17,596RomneyRepublican28.2%6,987OtherAll other candidates0.9%225
D+42.8- Lead
- 10,609
- Total
- 24,808
- vs nation
- D+38.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic68.8%17,062McCainRepublican30.2%7,477OtherAll other candidates1.0%249
D+38.7- Lead
- 9,585
- Total
- 24,788
- vs nation
- D+31.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic63.6%14,859BushRepublican35.4%8,272OtherAll other candidates1.1%246
D+28.2- Lead
- 6,587
- Total
- 23,377
- vs nation
- D+30.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic61.3%12,426BushRepublican37.3%7,550OtherAll other candidates1.4%283
D+24.1- Lead
- 4,876
- Total
- 20,259
- vs nation
- D+23.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic63.8%12,566DoleRepublican32.3%6,362OtherAll other candidates4.0%781
D+31.5- Lead
- 6,204
- Total
- 19,709
- vs nation
- D+23.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+29.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 54,3872024 5-year
- Population density
- 55 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 996 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $39,6892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 28.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 66.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+96.5 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 11, MS · twin score 96.9
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 13th 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
Woodrow Wilson1916
98.2%
1,171 votes · D+96.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 97.6%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
90.1%
8,196 votes · R+80.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 69.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
17,596votes
70.9% of the vote · D+42.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 17,062 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
11,671votes
69.2% of the vote · R+40.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 11,056 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
Al Smith1928
+105.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+87.7 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +104.4 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+102.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+80.2 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +16.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DSarita SimmonsState Senate · 13
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 13th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.5 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 80.2 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.6 points.
A population of 54,387, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,689 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 24.
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 11
Mississippi
96.9twin score
% Black2012 marginAfrican American ancestry≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 24
Mississippi
96.8twin score
% Black2008–2016 trajectory
State Senate District 34
Louisiana
95.2twin score
% Black2012–2020 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
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 13th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 13th State Senate District voted Democratic by 29.6 points (D+29.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 17,049 votes cast, 10,989 went Democratic and 5,944 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 13th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 13th State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Mississippi 13th State Senate District?
Mississippi 13th State Senate District has a population of 54,387 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 13th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 13th State Senate District is $39,689 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 13th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 13th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.