Mississippi presidential election results and history

Mississippi has voted in 49 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 26 of the 49 with a recorded winner (53%).

Current members of Congress from Mississippi (6)

Cindy Hyde-Smith Senator · Republican
Roger F. Wicker Senator · Republican
Trent Kelly District 1 · Republican
Bennie G. Thompson District 2 · Democrat
Michael Guest District 3 · Republican
Mike Ezell District 4 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump22.9 pts
Electoral votes: 6
Democratic wins: 29
Republican wins: 15

Mississippi, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Mississippi

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	60.9%	Kamala Harris	22.9	6	1,228,008	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	57.6%	Joseph R. Biden	16.6	6	1,313,759	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	57.9%	Hillary Clinton	17.8	6	1,209,357	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	55.3%	Barack Obama	11.5	6	1,285,584	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	56.2%	Barack Obama	13.2	6	1,289,865	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	59.5%	John Kerry	19.7	6	1,152,145	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	57.6%	Albert Gore, Jr.	16.9	7	994,184	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	49.2%	William J. Clinton	5.1	7	893,857	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	49.7%	William J. Clinton	8.9	7	981,793	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	59.9%	Michael Dukakis	20.8	7	931,527	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	61.9%	Walter Mondale	24.5	7	941,104	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	49.4%	Jimmy Carter	1.3	7	892,620	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	49.6%	Gerald R. Ford	1.9	7	769,361	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	78.2%	George McGovern	58.6	7	645,963	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	George Wallace	63.5%	Hubert Humphrey	40.4	7	654,509	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Barry Goldwater	87.1%	Lyndon B. Johnson	74.3	7	409,146	Lyndon B. Johnson ✗
1960	John F. Kennedy	36.3%	Richard M. Nixon	11.7	—	298,171	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Adlai Stevenson	58.2%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	33.8	8	248,104	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1952	Adlai Stevenson	60.4%	Dwight D. Eisenhower	20.9	8	285,532	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✗
1948	Strom Thurmond	87.2%	Harry S Truman	77.1	9	192,190	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	93.6%	Thomas E. Dewey	87.1	9	180,234	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	95.7%	Wendell L. Willkie	91.5	9	175,824	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	97.0%	Alfred M. Landon	94.3	9	162,142	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	96.0%	Herbert Hoover	92.4	9	146,034	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Alfred E. Smith	82.2%	Herbert Hoover	64.3	10	151,568	Herbert Hoover ✗
1924	John W. Davis	89.4%	Calvin Coolidge	81.8	10	112,442	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	84.0%	Warren G. Harding	69.9	10	82,351	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	92.8%	Charles E. Hughes	87.9	10	86,679	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	88.9%	Theodore Roosevelt	83.4	10	64,483	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	90.1%	William Howard Taft	83.6	10	66,904	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	91.1%	Theodore Roosevelt	85.5	10	58,721	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	87.6%	William McKinley	77.9	9	59,055	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	91.0%	William McKinley	84.1	9	69,591	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	76.2%	James B. Weaver	57.0	9	52,519	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	73.8%	Benjamin Harrison	47.8	9	115,786	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	64.3%	James G. Blaine	28.7	9	120,688	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	64.7%	James A. Garfield	34.9	8	117,068	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	68.1%	Rutherford B. Hayes	36.2	8	164,776	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	63.5%	Horace Greeley	27.0	8	129,457	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1860	John C. Breckinridge	59.0%	John Bell	22.8	7	69,120	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	59.4%	Millard Fillmore	18.9	7	59,647	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	60.5%	Winfield Scott	21.0	7	44,454	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	50.6%	Zachary Taylor	1.2	6	52,456	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	57.4%	Henry Clay	14.9	6	45,004	James K. Polk ✓
1840	William Henry Harrison	53.4%	Martin Van Buren	6.9	4	36,525	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Martin Van Buren	51.3%	Hugh Lawson White	2.6	4	20,079	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	100.0%	—	—	4	5,750	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	81.1%	John Quincy Adams	62.1	3	8,344	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Andrew Jackson	63.8%	John Quincy Adams	30.0	3	4,894	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Mississippi voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 22.9 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 16.6 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 17.8 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 11.5 points; 2008: John McCain by 13.2 points.

When did Mississippi last vote Democratic for president?

In 1976, for Jimmy Carter.

When did Mississippi last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Mississippi vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Mississippi backed the national winner in 26 of 49 elections in this record (53%).

Is Mississippi a swing state?

No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 11.5 points, Republican by 17.8 points, Republican by 16.5 points and Republican by 22.9 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data