HarrisDemocratic18.0%4,555TrumpRepublican81.0%20,497OtherAll other candidates1.0%243
R+63.0- Lead
- 15,942
- Total
- 25,295
- vs nation
- R+61.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 46th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (46 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
BidenDemocratic19.0%4,800TrumpRepublican79.7%20,126OtherAll other candidates1.3%323
R+60.7- Lead
- 15,326
- Total
- 25,249
- vs nation
- R+65.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic16.2%3,368TrumpRepublican81.4%16,968OtherAll other candidates2.5%517
R+65.2- Lead
- 13,600
- Total
- 20,853
- vs nation
- R+67.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic18.9%3,799RomneyRepublican80.1%16,143OtherAll other candidates1.0%199
R+61.3- Lead
- 12,344
- Total
- 20,141
- vs nation
- R+65.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic18.4%3,673McCainRepublican80.7%16,087OtherAll other candidates0.9%178
R+62.3- Lead
- 12,414
- Total
- 19,938
- vs nation
- R+69.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic21.8%4,455BushRepublican77.6%15,862OtherAll other candidates0.5%112
R+55.8- Lead
- 11,407
- Total
- 20,429
- vs nation
- R+53.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic24.3%4,006BushRepublican73.6%12,151OtherAll other candidates2.2%356
R+49.3- Lead
- 8,145
- Total
- 16,513
- vs nation
- R+49.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic28.1%3,725DoleRepublican62.7%8,317OtherAll other candidates9.3%1,233
R+34.6- Lead
- 4,592
- Total
- 13,275
- vs nation
- R+43.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 59,6472024 5-year
- Population density
- 92 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 650 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $67,9352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82.5 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+83.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 47, MS · twin score 96.0
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 46th 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
Grover Cleveland1892
86.7%
144 votes · D+82.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 84.6%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
91.3%
8,267 votes · R+83.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 82.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
4,800votes
19.0% of the vote · R+60.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 4,555 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
20,497votes
81.0% of the vote · R+63.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 20,126 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
Grover Cleveland1892
+80.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+82.5 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1896 · +68.2 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+81.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+58.7 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · +69.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RPhilman LadnerState Senate · 46
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 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 46th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.5 points in 1892 and a Republican high of 83.6 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.0 points.
A population of 59,647, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,935 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 47 and State Senate District 1.
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 47
Mississippi
96.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ median age
State Senate District 1
Wyoming
91.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ population scale
State Senate District 24
Kansas
91.0twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ French ancestry
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 46th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 46th State Senate District voted Republican by 63.0 points (R+63.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,295 votes cast, 4,555 went Democratic and 20,497 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 46th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 46th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1960.
How many people live in Mississippi 46th State Senate District?
Mississippi 46th State Senate District has a population of 59,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 46th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 46th State Senate District is $67,935 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 46th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 46th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.