Bolivar County, Mississippi presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Bolivar County by 23.7 points, out of 10,435 votes for president.

Bolivar County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Mississippi 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Kamala Harris DEM	6,419	61.5%
Donald J. Trump REP	3,943	37.8%
All other candidates	73	0.7%
Total	10,435

Bolivar County was D+23.7 against R+22.9 statewide, 46.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Mississippi 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Joseph R. Biden DEM	8,904	64.7%
Donald J. Trump REP	4,671	34.0%
All other candidates	180	1.3%
Total	13,755

Bolivar County was D+30.7 against R+16.5 statewide, 47.2 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Mississippi 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Hillary Clinton DEM	9,046	65.4%
Donald J. Trump REP	4,590	33.2%
All other candidates	188	1.4%
Total	13,824

Bolivar County was D+32.2 against R+17.8 statewide, 50.0 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Mississippi 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama	10,582	68.6%
Mitt Romney	4,701	30.5%
Gary Johnson for President and James P. Gray for Vice President, Libertarian	54	0.4%
Virgil Goode for President and Jim Clymer for Vice President, Constitution	49	0.3%
Jill Stein for President and Cheri Honkala for Vice President, Green	23	0.1%
Barbara Dale Washer for President and Cathy L. Toole for Vice President, Reform	19	0.1%
Total	15,428

Bolivar County was D+38.1 against R+11.5 statewide, 49.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, Total Votes Reported by County for the 2012 General Election, United States President and Vice President (25 pages): each county's votes and percentage per ticket with 'Total For County', and the state totals ('Totals Reporting from County Level') on the last page

2008

Mississippi 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	10,334	67.4%
John McCain REP	4,891	31.9%
All other candidates	107	0.7%
Total	15,332

Bolivar County was D+35.5 against R+13.2 statewide, 48.7 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Mississippi 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	8,436	62.3%
George W. Bush REP	4,847	35.8%
All other candidates	255	1.9%
Total	13,538

Bolivar County was D+26.5 against R+16.9 statewide, 43.4 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Bolivar County, Mississippi in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Bolivar County by 23.7 points, out of 10,435 votes counted for president.

Is Bolivar County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 23.7 points; 2020: Democratic by 30.7 points; 2016: Democratic by 32.2 points; 2012: Democratic by 38.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 35.5 points; 2000: Democratic by 26.5 points.

How does Bolivar County vote compared with the rest of Mississippi?

In 2024 it was 46.6 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 23.7 points against Republican by 22.9 points statewide).

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