HarrisDemocratic39.3%8,927TrumpRepublican59.4%13,475OtherAll other candidates1.3%287
R+20.0- Lead
- 4,548
- Total
- 22,689
- vs nation
- R+18.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Mississippi 48th 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
BidenDemocratic43.6%10,253TrumpRepublican54.6%12,849OtherAll other candidates1.9%437
R+11.0- Lead
- 2,596
- Total
- 23,539
- vs nation
- R+15.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic41.6%8,549TrumpRepublican55.6%11,435OtherAll other candidates2.8%567
R+14.0- Lead
- 2,886
- Total
- 20,551
- vs nation
- R+16.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic45.2%9,444RomneyRepublican53.1%11,102OtherAll other candidates1.7%349
R+7.9- Lead
- 1,658
- Total
- 20,895
- vs nation
- R+11.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic45.4%9,288McCainRepublican53.6%10,965OtherAll other candidates0.9%188
R+8.2- Lead
- 1,677
- Total
- 20,441
- vs nation
- R+15.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic47.0%9,963BushRepublican52.3%11,082OtherAll other candidates0.7%157
R+5.3- Lead
- 1,119
- Total
- 21,202
- vs nation
- R+2.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic47.9%8,581BushRepublican49.4%8,865OtherAll other candidates2.7%484
R+1.6- Lead
- 284
- Total
- 17,930
- vs nation
- R+2.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic50.3%8,184DoleRepublican41.7%6,774OtherAll other candidates8.0%1,306
D+8.7- Lead
- 1,410
- Total
- 16,264
- vs nation
- D+0.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 58,9332024 5-year
- Population density
- 725 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 81.3 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $51,9192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94.1 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55.8 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 51, MS · twin score 77.2
presidential history
Party record book
Mississippi 48th 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. Roosevelt1940
95.8%
2,592 votes · D+94.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 95.1%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
76.6%
7,348 votes · R+55.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 62.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
10,253votes
43.6% of the vote · R+11.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 9,963 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
13,475votes
59.4% of the vote · R+20.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12,849 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
+106.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+80.8 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Alton B. Parker, 1904 · +104.8 pts
Republican
Barry Goldwater1964
+44.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+22.4 · U.S. D+22.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · +32.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RMike ThompsonState Senate · 48
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 48th State Senate District sits in the Deep South. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.1 points in 1940 and a Republican high of 55.8 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.0 points.
A population of 58,933, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,919 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 51 and State Senate District 33.
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 51
Mississippi
77.2twin score
college sharepopulation scaleelasticity≠ % Evangelical
State Senate District 33
South Carolina
74.9twin score
elasticitycollege share2012–2024 trajectory≠ % Black
State Senate District 7
Mississippi
72.2twin score
median income2024 margin% Black≠ % Evangelical
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 48th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mississippi 48th State Senate District voted Republican by 20.0 points (R+20.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,689 votes cast, 8,927 went Democratic and 13,475 went Republican.
When did Mississippi 48th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mississippi 48th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mississippi 48th State Senate District?
Mississippi 48th State Senate District has a population of 58,933 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mississippi 48th State Senate District?
Median household income in Mississippi 48th State Senate District is $51,919 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Mississippi 48th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mississippi 48th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.