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Forrest County, Mississippi presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Forrest County by 17.9 points, out of 28,466 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+21.520002008: R+13.620082012: R+10.920122016: R+13.420162020: R+11.120202024: R+17.92024
Forrest County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Mississippi 2024
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP16,57958.2%
Kamala Harris DEM11,47540.3%
All other candidates4121.4%
Total28,466

Forrest County was R+17.9 against R+22.9 statewide, 5.0 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
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP17,29054.5%
Joseph R. Biden DEM13,75543.4%
All other candidates6802.1%
Total31,725

Forrest County was R+11.1 against R+16.5 statewide, 5.4 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
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP15,46155.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM11,71641.7%
All other candidates8873.2%
Total28,064

Forrest County was R+13.4 against R+17.8 statewide, 4.4 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)

2012

Mississippi 2012
TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney16,57454.8%
Barack Obama13,27243.9%
Gary Johnson for President and James P. Gray for Vice President, Libertarian2550.8%
Jill Stein for President and Cheri Honkala for Vice President, Green690.2%
Virgil Goode for President and Jim Clymer for Vice President, Constitution470.2%
Barbara Dale Washer for President and Cathy L. Toole for Vice President, Reform190.1%
Total30,236

Forrest County was R+10.9 against R+11.5 statewide, 0.6 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
TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP15,29656.5%
Barack Obama DEM11,62242.9%
All other candidates1650.6%
Total27,083

Forrest County was R+13.6 against R+13.2 statewide, 0.4 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
TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP13,28159.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM8,50038.2%
All other candidates4702.1%
Total22,251

Forrest County was R+21.5 against R+16.9 statewide, 4.6 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 Forrest County, Mississippi in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Forrest County by 17.9 points, out of 28,466 votes counted for president.

Is Forrest County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 17.9 points; 2020: Republican by 11.1 points; 2016: Republican by 13.4 points; 2012: Republican by 10.9 points; 2008: Republican by 13.6 points; 2000: Republican by 21.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 5.0 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 17.9 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