Election Results for Meridian, MS-AL Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,850	12.8
Deaths:	10,625	15.4
Net Migration:	-3,797	-5.5
Net Immigration:	621	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -2,671	R +3,171	R + 6.6%
D -5,842
2024 vs. 2016	R -859	R +2,195	R + 4.2%
D -3,054
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,812	D +976	D + 2.4%
D +2,788
2024 vs. 2012	R -1,796	R +7,030	R + 11.7%
D -8,826

2016 vs. 2008	R -2,918	R +2,016	R + 4.3%
D -4,934
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	55%	Donald Trump (R)	43,711	61.4%	Kamala Harris (D)	26,953	37.8%	559 [+]	0.8%	71,223	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 262 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 94 (0.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 56 (0.1%);
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	46,382	58.0%	Joe Biden (D)	32,795	41.0%	780 [+]	1.0%	79,957	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 355 (0.4%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	44,570	58.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	30,007	39.7%	1,053 [+]	1.4%	75,630	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 613 (0.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 149 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	45,507	55.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	35,779	43.7%	594 [+]	0.7%	81,880	8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 321 (0.4%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	47,488	57.3%	Barack Obama (D)	34,941	42.1%	476 [+]	0.6%	82,905	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 175 (0.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 100 (0.1%);
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	46,635	62.3%	John Kerry (D)	27,869	37.2%	343 [+]	0.5%	74,847	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 140 (0.2%);
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	40,911	60.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	25,923	38.5%	582 [+]	0.9%	67,416	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 329 (0.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 100 (0.1%);
1996	47%	Robert Dole (R)	32,916	52.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	26,642	42.3%	3,427 [+]	5.4%	62,985	12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,199 (5.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 107 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	George Bush* (R)	39,274	55.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	26,978	37.9%	4,942 [+]	6.9%	71,194	18	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 4,552 (6.4%);
1988	54%	George Bush (R)	42,814	62.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	25,767	37.4%	392 [+]	0.6%	68,973	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 188 (0.3%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	44,791	63.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	24,493	34.8%	1,039	1.5%	70,323	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	55%	Ronald Reagan (R)	34,297	50.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	31,844	46.7%	2,007 [+]	2.9%	68,148	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,062 (1.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 572 (0.8%);
1976	55%	Gerald Ford* (R)	31,784	51.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	29,065	47.1%	922 [+]	1.5%	61,771	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 116 (0.2%);
1972	52%	Richard Nixon* (R)	43,787	77.9%	George McGovern (D)	11,324	20.1%	1,112 [+]	2.0%	56,223	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,065 (1.9%);
1968	60%	George Wallace (AIP)	39,972	73.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	10,371	19.0%	4,381 [+]	8.0%	54,724	-35	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 4,345 (7.9%);
1964	39%	Barry Goldwater (R)	33,383	90.8%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,558	7.0%	818	2.2%	36,759	52	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	29%	John Kennedy (D)	11,107	41.0%	Write-ins (I)	10,064	37.1%	5,938 [+]	21.9%	27,109	-28	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Richard Nixon (R) 5,938 (21.9%);
1956	23%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,180	68.7%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,387	22.9%	1,995	8.5%	23,562	-35	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	25%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	17,938	67.8%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	8,490	32.1%	12	0.0%	26,440	-23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	17%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	16,244	90.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,249	7.0%	381 [+]	2.1%	17,874	-43	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 357 (2.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 20 (0.1%);
1944	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	16,934	95.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	837	4.7%	6	0.0%	17,777	-41	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,871	96.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	624	3.4%	21	0.1%	18,516	-41	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	19%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,636	98.3%	Alf Landon (R)	310	1.6%	21 [+]	0.1%	18,967	-35	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	16%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	15,047	96.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	457	2.9%	47 [+]	0.3%	15,551	-37	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 46 (0.3%);
1928	18%	Al Smith (D)	12,347	75.5%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,006	24.5%	0	0.0%	16,353	-34	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	14%	John Davis (D)	10,539	87.4%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	810	6.7%	707 [+]	5.9%	12,056	-47	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 705 (5.8%);
1920	12%	James Cox (D)	8,539	88.5%	Warren Harding (R)	791	8.2%	319 [+]	3.3%	9,649	-52	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 316 (3.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	12%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	9,424	93.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	394	3.9%	251 [+]	2.5%	10,069	-42	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 249 (2.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 2 (0.0%);
1912	9%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	6,863	90.9%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	281	3.7%	408 [+]	5.4%	7,552	-21	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 277 (3.7%); William Taft* (R) 131 (1.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	10%	William J. Bryan (D)	7,369	90.4%	Write-ins (I)	489	6.0%	294 [+]	3.6%	8,152	-48	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: William Taft (R) 274 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 8 (0.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.0%);
1904	10%	Alton Parker (D)	7,082	93.9%	Write-ins (I)	254	3.4%	206 [+]	2.7%	7,542	-54	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R) 172 (2.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 22 (0.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 (0.1%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 4 (0.1%);
1900	11%	William J. Bryan (D)	6,431	85.3%	William McKinley* (R)	825	10.9%	285 [+]	3.8%	7,541	-41	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2024 Census data
White:	86,850	51.70%	4.0%
Black:	67,549	40.21%	3.5%
Indian:	6,496	3.87%	0.0%
Asian:	1,273	0.76%	16.4%
2+ races:	2,234	1.33%	20.0%
Hispanic:	3,598	2.14%	17.5%

Total non-White:	81,150	48.30%	1.7%

Change in White population:	-3,597	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,373	-0.8

Meridian, MS-AL Market Area

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