HarrisDemocratic52.9%12,017TrumpRepublican46.1%10,488OtherAll other candidates1.0%231
D+6.7- Lead
- 1,529
- Total
- 22,736
- vs nation
- D+8.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 22nd 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
BidenDemocratic58.3%14,292TrumpRepublican40.4%9,905OtherAll other candidates1.3%310
D+17.9- Lead
- 4,387
- Total
- 24,507
- vs nation
- D+13.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic60.8%13,896TrumpRepublican37.9%8,650OtherAll other candidates1.3%292
D+23.0- Lead
- 5,246
- Total
- 22,838
- vs nation
- D+20.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.9%16,188RomneyRepublican35.7%9,042OtherAll other candidates0.4%106
D+28.2- Lead
- 7,146
- Total
- 25,336
- vs nation
- D+24.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic62.0%15,403McCainRepublican37.5%9,306OtherAll other candidates0.5%116
D+24.6- Lead
- 6,097
- Total
- 24,825
- vs nation
- D+17.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic54.5%12,098BushRepublican42.7%9,489OtherAll other candidates2.8%628
D+11.7- Lead
- 2,609
- Total
- 22,215
- vs nation
- D+14.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic55.2%10,674BushRepublican43.2%8,352OtherAll other candidates1.7%321
D+12.0- Lead
- 2,322
- Total
- 19,347
- vs nation
- D+11.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic58.1%10,090DoleRepublican38.3%6,650OtherAll other candidates3.5%612
D+19.8- Lead
- 3,440
- Total
- 17,352
- vs nation
- D+11.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 54,7102024 5-year
- Population density
- 39 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,410 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $46,9152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 60.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98.5 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+85.5 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 45, SC · twin score 95.0
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 22nd 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
99.3%
3,986 votes · D+98.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 98.9%
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
92.8%
5,851 votes · R+85.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 62.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
16,188votes
63.9% of the vote · D+28.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 15,403 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
10,488votes
46.1% of the vote · D+6.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 9,905 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
James M. Cox1920
+118.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+92.3 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +117.0 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+108.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+85.5 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +4.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DJoseph ThomasState Senate · 22
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 22nd State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 98.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 85.5 points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.7 points.
A population of 54,710, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,915 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 45 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 45
South Carolina
95.0twin score
elasticity2012–2016 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 30
South Carolina
94.6twin score
12-yr trend% Blackelasticity
State Senate District 39
South Carolina
94.2twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2008–2012 trajectory≠ % Black
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 22nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 22nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 6.7 points (D+6.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,736 votes cast, 12,017 went Democratic and 10,488 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 22nd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 22nd State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Mississippi 22nd State Senate District?
Mississippi 22nd State Senate District has a population of 54,710 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 22nd State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 22nd State Senate District is $46,915 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 22nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 22nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 32 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.