HarrisDemocratic26.3%7,334TrumpRepublican72.5%20,196OtherAll other candidates1.2%330
R+46.2- Lead
- 12,862
- Total
- 27,860
- vs nation
- R+44.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 20th 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
BidenDemocratic26.4%7,350TrumpRepublican72.1%20,097OtherAll other candidates1.5%424
R+45.7- Lead
- 12,747
- Total
- 27,871
- vs nation
- R+50.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic21.0%5,148TrumpRepublican75.6%18,557OtherAll other candidates3.5%850
R+54.6- Lead
- 13,409
- Total
- 24,555
- vs nation
- R+56.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic22.0%5,484RomneyRepublican76.3%19,062OtherAll other candidates1.7%423
R+54.4- Lead
- 13,578
- Total
- 24,969
- vs nation
- R+58.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic21.4%5,255McCainRepublican77.0%18,951OtherAll other candidates1.6%397
R+55.7- Lead
- 13,696
- Total
- 24,603
- vs nation
- R+62.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic18.8%4,024BushRepublican79.3%16,930OtherAll other candidates1.9%399
R+60.4- Lead
- 12,906
- Total
- 21,353
- vs nation
- R+58.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic18.2%2,928BushRepublican80.6%12,973OtherAll other candidates1.2%199
R+62.4- Lead
- 10,045
- Total
- 16,100
- vs nation
- R+62.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic22.4%3,121DoleRepublican69.5%9,669OtherAll other candidates8.0%1,114
R+47.1- Lead
- 6,548
- Total
- 13,904
- vs nation
- R+55.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 55,4242024 5-year
- Population density
- 356 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 156 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $98,5772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+95.5 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+91.2 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 14, AL · twin score 96.0
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 20th 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
96.6%
431 votes · D+95.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 96.5%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
95.6%
2,973 votes · R+91.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 84.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
7,350votes
26.4% of the vote · R+45.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 7,334 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
20,196votes
72.5% of the vote · R+46.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 20,097 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
+117.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+92.6 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +112.9 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+113.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+91.2 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +62.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RJosh HarkinsState Senate · 20
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.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+46.2 in 2024, compared with R+55.7 in 2008. Evangelical Protestant adherents were the largest religious group at 41.4% in the 2020 US Religion Census.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.5 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 91.2 points in 1964. The 2024 margin was 46.2 points.
A population of 55,424, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,577 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 30.
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 14
Alabama
96.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ population scale
State Senate District 30
Mississippi
94.7twin score
2008–2016 trajectoryelasticity≠ median income
State Senate District 17
Alabama
94.1twin score
2008–2020 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 20th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 20th State Senate District voted Republican by 46.2 points (R+46.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,860 votes cast, 7,334 went Democratic and 20,196 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 20th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 20th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1956.
How many people live in Mississippi 20th State Senate District?
Mississippi 20th State Senate District has a population of 55,424 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 20th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 20th State Senate District is $98,577 — above the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 20th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 20th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.