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Copiah County, MS


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Jackson, MS
Designated Market Area: Jackson, MS
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2024 population: 27,536   ( 833 from 2020)
Land area: 777.3 square miles
Population density: 35.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:11,928 43.32% 3.5%
Black:13,55049.21% 6.3%
Indian:700.25% 27.3%
Asian:1190.43% 2.6%
2+ races:3121.13% 7.6%
Hispanic:1,5575.65% 43.5%
Total non-White:15,60856.68% 2.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,356 11.9
Deaths:1,69915.0
Net Migration: -840-7.4
Net Immigration: 3673.2
Change in White population:-430 -1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:-403 -1.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Copiah County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -116 R +928 R + 7.9%
D -1,044
2024 vs. 2016 R +31 R +1,346 R + 11.1%
D -1,315
2020 vs. 2016 R +147 R +418 R + 3.2%
D -271
2024 vs. 2012 R -148 R +2,175 R + 16.6%
D -2,323
2016 vs. 2008 R -598 R +371 R + 2.0%
D -969
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 55% Donald Trump (R) 6,134 52.6% Kamala Harris (D) 5,426 46.5% 105 [+] 0.9% 11,665 -8 3 0.95%
2020 59% Joe Biden (D) 6,470 50.2% Donald Trump* (R) 6,250 48.5% 163 [+] 1.3% 12,883 -9 2 0.98%
2016 59% Hillary Clinton (D) 6,741 51.9% Donald Trump (R) 6,103 47.0% 138 [+] 1.1% 12,982 -11 1 1.07%
2012 64% Barack Obama* (D) 7,749 54.9% Mitt Romney (R) 6,282 44.5% 92 [+] 0.7% 14,123 -11 -3 1.10%
2008 66% Barack Obama (D) 7,710 53.2% John McCain (R) 6,701 46.2% 91 [+] 0.6% 14,502 -10 1 1.12%
2004 53% George W. Bush* (R) 6,374 55.9% John Kerry (D) 4,961 43.5% 58 [+] 0.5% 11,393 -3 5 0.99%
2000 50% George W. Bush (R) 5,643 53.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,845 45.8% 99 [+] 0.9% 10,587 -4 5 1.06%
1996 44% Bill Clinton* (D) 4,415 49.3% Robert Dole (R) 4,138 46.2% 397 [+] 4.4% 8,950 -3 6 1.00%
1992 48% George Bush* (R) 4,600 48.7% Bill Clinton (D) 4,397 46.5% 452 [+] 4.8% 9,449 -1 11 0.96%
1988 49% George Bush (R) 5,100 54.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 4,175 44.7% 59 [+] 0.6% 9,334 -5 1 1.00%
1984 56% Ronald Reagan* (R) 5,806 55.7% Walter Mondale (D) 4,591 44.1% 19 0.2% 10,416 -6 -3 1.11%
1980 56% Jimmy Carter* (D) 5,517 54.4% Ronald Reagan (R) 4,461 44.0% 162 [+] 1.6% 10,140 -5 -7 1.14%
1976 52% Jimmy Carter (D) 4,267 49.4% Gerald Ford* (R) 4,108 47.5% 271 [+] 3.1% 8,646 0 0 1.12%
1972 47% Richard Nixon* (R) 5,498 73.1% George McGovern (D) 1,803 24.0% 219 [+] 2.9% 7,520 -5 12 1.16%
1968 62% George Wallace (AIP) 4,951 59.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 2,724 32.5% 704 [+] 8.4% 8,379 -5 -35 1.28%
1964 34% Barry Goldwater (R) 4,506 95.0% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 239 5.0% 0 0.0% 4,745 8 56 1.16%
1960 25% Write-ins (I) 1,957 54.2% John Kennedy (D) 896 24.8% 761 [+] 21.1% 3,614 -4 -29 1.21%
1956 15% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,270 55.1% Write-ins (I) 647 28.1% 387 [+] 16.8% 2,304 -8 -41 0.93%
1952 22% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,050 57.3% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 1,527 42.7% 0 0.0% 3,577 3 -13 1.25%
1948 15% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,523 95.9% Harry Truman* (D) 89 3.4% 19 [+] 0.7% 2,631 -2 -44 1.37%
1944 14% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,409 96.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 85 3.4% 0 0.0% 2,494 -3 -42 1.38%
1940 13% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,335 97.9% Wendell Willkie (R) 49 2.1% 0 0.0% 2,384 -2 -43 1.36%
1936 14% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,397 98.1% Alf Landon (R) 45 1.8% 1 [+] 0.0% 2,443 -1 -35 1.51%
1932 15% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,371 98.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 28 1.2% 4 [+] 0.2% 2,403 -2 -38 1.65%
1928 19% Al Smith (D) 2,733 94.4% Herbert Hoover (R) 161 5.6% 0 0.0% 2,894 -12 -53 1.91%
1924 15% John Davis (D) 2,087 98.0% Calvin Coolidge (R) 43 2.0% 0 0.0% 2,130 -6 -52 1.89%
1920 10% James Cox (D) 1,297 94.6% Warren Harding (R) 60 4.4% 14 [+] 1.0% 1,371 -10 -56 1.66%
1916 10% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,486 98.2% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 20 1.3% 7 [+] 0.5% 1,513 -4 -45 1.75%
1912 8% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,234 94.8% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 31 2.4% 37 [+] 2.8% 1,302 -2 -22 2.02%
1908 9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,343 95.7% Write-ins (I) 37 2.6% 24 [+] 1.7% 1,404 -5 -50 2.11%
1904 10% Alton Parker (D) 1,463 91.7% Write-ins (I) 109 6.8% 23 [+] 1.4% 1,595 -4 -55 2.72%
1900 9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,314 92.8% William McKinley* (R) 54 3.8% 48 [+] 3.4% 1,416 -6 -48 2.42%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Copiah County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 55% Roger Wicker* (R) 6,388 54.7% Ty Pinkins (D) 5,287 45.3% 0 0.0% 11,675 -8 0.96%
2023 G 44% Brandon Presley (D) 5,205 55.7% Tate Reeves* (R) 4,010 42.9% 126 [+] 1.3% 9,341 -8 1.14%
2020 S2 59% Mike Espy (D) 6,730 52.1% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 6,062 47.0% 118 [+] 0.9% 12,910 -7 0.98%
2019 G 45% Jim Hood (D) 5,643 57.9% Tate Reeves (R) 4,041 41.4% 68 [+] 0.7% 9,752 -10 1.10%
2018 S2 RO 49% Mike Espy (D) 5,891 55.7% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 4,694 44.3% 0 0.0% 10,585 -9 1.17%
2018 S2 48% Mike Espy (D) 5,230 49.7% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 4,336 41.2% 959 [+] 9.1% 10,525 8 1.11%
2018 S1 47% Roger Wicker* (R) 5,052 49.6% David Baria (D) 4,867 47.8% 261 [+] 2.6% 10,180 -9 1.09%
2015 G 34% Phil Bryant* (R) 4,088 55.7% Robert Gray (D) 3,162 43.1% 94 [+] 1.3% 7,344 -11 1.02%
2014 S2 29% Thad Cochran* (R) 3,330 51.9% Travis Childers (D) 2,950 46.0% 135 [+] 2.1% 6,415 -8 1.02%
2012 S1 61% Albert N. Gore (D) 6,672 49.7% Roger Wicker* (R) 6,446 48.1% 294 [+] 2.2% 13,412 -9 1.08%
2011 G 43% Phil Bryant (R) 5,073 52.9% Johnny DuPree (D) 4,509 47.1% 0 0.0% 9,582 -8 1.07%
2008 S2 64% Thad Cochran* (R) 7,063 50.4% Erik Fleming (D) 6,953 49.6% 0 0.0% 14,016 -11 1.12%
2008 S1 64% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 7,597 54.3% Roger Wicker* (R) 6,397 45.7% 0 0.0% 13,994 -9 1.13%
2007 G 36% John Eaves (D) 3,917 50.4% Haley Barbour* (R) 3,862 49.6% 0 0.0% 7,779 -8 1.05%
2006 S1 37% Trent Lott* (R) 4,654 57.4% Erik Fleming (D) 3,342 41.2% 109 [+] 1.3% 8,105 -6 1.33%
2003 G 49% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 5,357 51.3% Haley Barbour (R) 4,951 47.4% 128 [+] 1.2% 10,436 -5 1.17%
2002 S2 32% Thad Cochran* (R) 5,315 79.2% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 1,392 20.8% 0 0.0% 6,707 -5 1.06%
2000 S1 52% Trent Lott* (R) 6,381 57.9% Troy Brown (D) 4,431 40.2% 209 [+] 1.9% 11,021 -8 1.11%
1999 G 40% Mike Parker (R) 4,250 51.5% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 3,910 47.4% 87 [+] 1.1% 8,247 3 1.08%
1996 S2 46% Thad Cochran* (R) 5,996 63.7% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 3,295 35.0% 120 [+] 1.3% 9,411 -7 1.07%
1995 G 44% Kirk Fordice* (R) 4,667 52.7% Dick Molpus (D) 4,194 47.3% 0 0.0% 8,861 -3 1.08%
1994 S1 39% Trent Lott* (R) 4,776 61.6% Ken Harper (D) 2,977 38.4% 0 0.0% 7,753 -7 1.27%
1991 G 41% Kirk Fordice (R) 4,212 52.7% Ray Mabus* (D) 3,703 46.3% 78 [+] 1.0% 7,993 2 1.12%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 50% Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,187 54.0% Trent Lott (R) 4,423 46.0% 0 0.0% 9,610 -8 1.02%
1987 G 41% Ray Mabus (D) 4,675 60.3% Jack Reed (R) 3,078 39.7% 0 0.0% 7,753 -7 1.07%
1984 S2 58% Thad Cochran* (R) 5,744 53.9% William Winter (D) 4,915 46.1% 0 0.0% 10,659 -7 1.12%
1983 G 44% Bill Allain (D) 5,128 63.0% Leon Bramlett (R) 2,743 33.7% 267 [+] 3.3% 8,138 -5 1.10%
1982 S1 45% John Stennis* (D) 5,404 65.1% Haley Barbour (R) 2,899 34.9% 0 0.0% 8,303 -1 1.29%
1979 G 47% William Winter (D) 5,265 65.7% Gil Carmichael (R) 2,752 34.3% 0 0.0% 8,017 -5 1.18%
1978 S2 45% Thad Cochran (R) 3,772 49.6% Charles Evers (I) 2,725 35.9% 1,101 [+] 14.5% 7,598 5 1.30%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 51% Cliff Finch (D) 4,843 57.4% Gil Carmichael (R) 3,446 40.8% 149 [+] 1.8% 8,438 -4 1.19%
1972 S2 48% James Eastland* (D) 4,877 63.8% Gil Carmichael (R) 2,302 30.1% 468 [+] 6.1% 7,647 -9 1.18%
1971 G 70% William Waller (D) 6,664 65.6% Charles Evers (I) 3,435 33.8% 52 [+] 0.5% 10,151 n/a 1.30%
1970 S1 31% John Stennis* (D) 3,993 88.9% William Thompson (I) 501 11.1% 0 0.0% 4,494 n/a 1.39%
1967 G 44% John Bell Williams (D) 4,434 74.1% Rubel Phillips (R) 1,550 25.9% 0 0.0% 5,984 -4 1.33%
1966 S2 32% James Eastland* (D) 3,330 74.2% Prentiss Walker (R) 955 21.3% 200 [+] 4.5% 4,485 -5 1.14%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 31% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 3,329 76.9% Rubel Phillips (R) 1,002 23.1% 0 0.0% 4,331 -15 1.19%
1960 S2 23% James Eastland* (D) 3,137 95.3% Joe Moore (R) 154 4.7% 0 0.0% 3,291 -4 1.24%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Copiah County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS02Ron Eller (R) 5,934 50.5% Bennie Thompson* (D) 5,810 49.5% 0 0.0% 11,744
County Total for 2024-11-05:   11,744
2022-11-08 MS02Brian Flowers (R) 3,662 53.4% Bennie Thompson* (D) 3,195 46.6% 0 0.0% 6,857
County Total for 2022-11-08:   6,857
2020-11-03 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,710 53.0% Brian Flowers (R) 5,947 47.0% 0 0.0% 12,657
County Total for 2020-11-03:   12,657
2018-11-06 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,164 61.0% Troy Ray (I) 2,710 26.8% 1,235 12.2% 10,109
County Total for 2018-11-06:   10,109
2016-11-08 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 7,279 57.2% John Boule (R) 4,925 38.7% 526 4.1% 12,730
County Total for 2016-11-08:   12,730
2014-11-04 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 3,666 59.4% Troy Ray (I) 1,795 29.1% 712 11.5% 6,173
County Total for 2014-11-04:   6,173
2012-11-06 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 7,848 57.5% Bill Marcy (R) 5,576 40.9% 215 1.6% 13,639
County Total for 2012-11-06:   13,639
2010-11-02 MS02Bill Marcy (R) 4,206 51.2% Bennie Thompson* (D) 3,928 47.8% 80 1.0% 8,214
County Total for 2010-11-02:   8,214
2008-11-04 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 8,466 59.4% Richard Cook (R) 5,791 40.6% 0 0.0% 14,257
County Total for 2008-11-04:   14,257
2006-11-07 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 4,512 55.8% Yvonne Brown (R) 3,568 44.2% 0 0.0% 8,080
County Total for 2006-11-07:   8,080
2004-11-02 MS02Clinton LeSueur (R) 6,514 50.6% Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,197 48.1% 165 1.3% 12,876
County Total for 2004-11-02:   12,876
2002-11-05 MS02Clinton LeSueur (R) 3,910 53.7% Bennie Thompson* (D) 3,222 44.2% 155 2.1% 7,287
County Total for 2002-11-05:   7,287
2000-11-07 MS04Ronnie Shows* (D) 6,392 57.7% Dunn Lampton (R) 4,575 41.3% 119 1.1% 11,086
County Total for 2000-11-07:   11,086
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Copiah County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Copiah County, MS were estimated to be 23% Republican and 36% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 20,526 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 20,526 100.0% n/a n/a 97%
1994 17,260 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,260 100.0% n/a n/a 86%
1986 17,708 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,708 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.