Jefferson County, Mississippi presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Jefferson County by 66.3 points, out of 3,299 votes for president.

Jefferson 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	2,727	82.7%
Donald J. Trump REP	541	16.4%
All other candidates	31	0.9%
Total	3,299

Jefferson County was D+66.3 against R+22.9 statewide, 89.2 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

2020

Mississippi 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Joseph R. Biden DEM	3,327	85.1%
Donald J. Trump REP	531	13.6%
All other candidates	53	1.4%
Total	3,911

Jefferson County was D+71.5 against R+16.5 statewide, 88.0 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

2016

Mississippi 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Hillary Clinton DEM	3,337	86.5%
Donald J. Trump REP	490	12.7%
All other candidates	33	0.9%
Total	3,860

Jefferson County was D+73.8 against R+17.8 statewide, 91.6 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	3,951	89.1%
Mitt Romney	468	10.6%
Gary Johnson for President and James P. Gray for Vice President, Libertarian	6	0.1%
Virgil Goode for President and Jim Clymer for Vice President, Constitution	3	0.1%
Jill Stein for President and Cheri Honkala for Vice President, Green	3	0.1%
Barbara Dale Washer for President and Cathy L. Toole for Vice President, Reform	2	0.0%
Total	4,433

Jefferson County was D+78.5 against R+11.5 statewide, 90.0 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	3,883	86.9%
John McCain REP	551	12.3%
All other candidates	36	0.8%
Total	4,470

Jefferson County was D+74.6 against R+13.2 statewide, 87.8 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	2,786	81.7%
George W. Bush REP	600	17.6%
All other candidates	22	0.6%
Total	3,408

Jefferson County was D+64.1 against R+16.9 statewide, 81.0 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Jefferson County, Mississippi in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Jefferson County by 66.3 points, out of 3,299 votes counted for president.

Is Jefferson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 66.3 points; 2020: Democratic by 71.5 points; 2016: Democratic by 73.8 points; 2012: Democratic by 78.5 points; 2008: Democratic by 74.6 points; 2000: Democratic by 64.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 89.2 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 66.3 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