Covington County, Mississippi presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Covington County by 33.3 points, out of 8,861 votes for president.

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

2024

Mississippi 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	5,869	66.2%
Kamala Harris DEM	2,921	33.0%
All other candidates	71	0.8%
Total	8,861

Covington County was R+33.2 against R+22.9 statewide, 10.3 points more Republican 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
Donald J. Trump REP	5,854	62.5%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	3,416	36.5%
All other candidates	101	1.1%
Total	9,371

Covington County was R+26.0 against R+16.5 statewide, 9.5 points more Republican 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
Donald J. Trump REP	5,435	61.7%
Hillary Clinton DEM	3,276	37.2%
All other candidates	100	1.1%
Total	8,811

Covington County was R+24.5 against R+17.8 statewide, 6.7 points more Republican 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
Mitt Romney	5,405	57.8%
Barack Obama	3,878	41.5%
Gary Johnson for President and James P. Gray for Vice President, Libertarian	32	0.3%
Virgil Goode for President and Jim Clymer for Vice President, Constitution	18	0.2%
Barbara Dale Washer for President and Cathy L. Toole for Vice President, Reform	8	0.1%
Jill Stein for President and Cheri Honkala for Vice President, Green	7	0.1%
Total	9,348

Covington County was R+16.3 against R+11.5 statewide, 4.8 points more Republican 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
John McCain REP	5,523	58.6%
Barack Obama DEM	3,852	40.9%
All other candidates	48	0.5%
Total	9,423

Covington County was R+17.7 against R+13.2 statewide, 4.5 points more Republican 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
George W. Bush REP	4,180	60.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,623	38.1%
All other candidates	78	1.1%
Total	6,881

Covington County was R+22.6 against R+16.9 statewide, 5.7 points more Republican 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 Covington County, Mississippi in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Covington County by 33.3 points, out of 8,861 votes counted for president.

Is Covington County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 33.2 points; 2020: Republican by 26.0 points; 2016: Republican by 24.5 points; 2012: Republican by 16.3 points; 2008: Republican by 17.7 points; 2000: Republican by 22.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 10.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 33.2 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