DeSoto County, Mississippi presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won DeSoto County by 24.1 points, out of 79,082 votes for president.

DeSoto 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	48,064	60.8%
Kamala Harris DEM	29,023	36.7%
All other candidates	1,995	2.5%
Total	79,082

DeSoto County was R+24.1 against R+22.9 statewide, 1.2 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	46,462	60.9%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	28,265	37.1%
All other candidates	1,521	2.0%
Total	76,248

DeSoto County was R+23.8 against R+16.5 statewide, 7.3 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

2016

Mississippi 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	43,089	65.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM	20,591	31.3%
All other candidates	2,015	3.1%
Total	65,695

DeSoto County was R+34.3 against R+17.8 statewide, 16.5 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)

2012

Mississippi 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney	43,559	66.2%
Barack Obama	21,575	32.8%
Gary Johnson for President and James P. Gray for Vice President, Libertarian	438	0.7%
Virgil Goode for President and Jim Clymer for Vice President, Constitution	105	0.2%
Jill Stein for President and Cheri Honkala for Vice President, Green	73	0.1%
Barbara Dale Washer for President and Cathy L. Toole for Vice President, Reform	44	0.1%
Total	65,794

DeSoto County was R+33.4 against R+11.5 statewide, 21.9 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	44,222	69.0%
Barack Obama DEM	19,627	30.6%
All other candidates	260	0.4%
Total	64,109

DeSoto County was R+38.4 against R+13.2 statewide, 25.2 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	24,879	71.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	9,586	27.4%
All other candidates	471	1.3%
Total	34,936

DeSoto County was R+43.8 against R+16.9 statewide, 26.9 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 DeSoto County, Mississippi in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won DeSoto County by 24.1 points, out of 79,082 votes counted for president.

Is DeSoto County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 24.1 points; 2020: Republican by 23.8 points; 2016: Republican by 34.3 points; 2012: Republican by 33.4 points; 2008: Republican by 38.4 points; 2000: Republican by 43.8 points.

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

In 2024 it was 1.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 24.1 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