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DeSoto County, MS


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Memphis, TN-AR-MS
Designated Market Area: Memphis, TN-AR-MO-MS
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 195,871   ( 10,559 from 2020)
Land area: 476.3 square miles
Population density: 411.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:106,205 54.22% 5.2%
Black:70,20535.84% 23.3%
Indian:3560.18% 6.8%
Asian:3,8011.94% 24.1%
2+ races:3,3231.70% 19.7%
Hispanic:11,9816.12% 18.4%
Total non-White:89,66645.78% 22.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:8,753 11.8
Deaths:8,11310.9
Net Migration: 9,12112.3
Net Immigration: 8471.1
Change in White population:-5,810 -3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:16,369 8.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for DeSoto County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +1,602 R +844 R + 0.3%
D +758
2024 vs. 2016 R +4,975 D +3,457 D + 10.6%
D +8,432
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,373 D +4,301 D + 11.0%
D +7,674
2024 vs. 2012 R +4,505 D +2,943 D + 9.1%
D +7,448
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,133 D +2,097 D + 3.2%
D +964
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 54% Donald Trump (R) 48,064 60.6% Kamala Harris (D) 29,023 36.6% 2,167 [+] 2.7% 79,254 0 11 6.45%
2020 55% Donald Trump* (R) 46,462 61.0% Joe Biden (D) 28,265 37.1% 1,397 [+] 1.8% 76,124 3 14 5.79%
2016 51% Donald Trump (R) 43,089 65.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 20,591 31.1% 2,475 [+] 3.7% 66,155 7 19 5.46%
2012 55% Mitt Romney (R) 43,559 66.2% Barack Obama* (D) 21,575 32.8% 660 [+] 1.0% 65,794 11 19 5.12%
2008 60% John McCain (R) 44,222 68.7% Barack Obama (D) 19,627 30.5% 474 [+] 0.7% 64,323 13 23 4.99%
2004 54% George W. Bush* (R) 36,306 72.3% John Kerry (D) 13,583 27.0% 326 [+] 0.6% 50,215 13 22 4.36%
2000 45% George W. Bush (R) 24,879 71.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 9,586 27.4% 471 [+] 1.3% 34,936 14 23 3.51%
1996 52% Robert Dole (R) 18,135 53.5% Bill Clinton* (D) 10,282 30.3% 5,464 [+] 16.1% 33,881 4 13 3.79%
1992 51% George Bush* (R) 16,104 58.4% Bill Clinton (D) 8,833 32.0% 2,638 [+] 9.6% 27,575 9 21 2.81%
1988 44% George Bush (R) 14,681 72.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 5,449 26.9% 120 [+] 0.6% 20,250 13 19 2.17%
1984 43% Ronald Reagan* (R) 12,576 73.9% Walter Mondale (D) 4,369 25.7% 77 0.5% 17,022 12 15 1.81%
1980 48% Ronald Reagan (R) 9,655 58.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 6,344 38.6% 420 [+] 2.6% 16,419 9 8 1.84%
1976 51% Jimmy Carter (D) 7,756 54.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 6,240 43.6% 316 [+] 2.2% 14,312 -4 -4 1.86%
1972 41% Richard Nixon* (R) 7,917 80.9% George McGovern (D) 1,557 15.9% 315 [+] 3.2% 9,789 3 20 1.52%
1968 49% George Wallace (AIP) 5,346 64.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 1,898 22.8% 1,092 [+] 13.1% 8,336 0 -30 1.27%
1964 23% Barry Goldwater (R) 2,928 86.4% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 461 13.6% 0 0.0% 3,389 -1 48 0.83%
1960 17% John Kennedy (D) 795 38.2% Write-ins (I) 734 35.3% 553 [+] 26.6% 2,082 2 -23 0.70%
1956 15% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,236 67.0% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 398 21.6% 212 11.5% 1,846 -3 -36 0.74%
1952 16% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,288 63.1% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 754 36.9% 0 0.0% 2,042 -3 -18 0.72%
1948 11% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,299 89.6% Harry Truman* (D) 137 9.4% 14 [+] 1.0% 1,450 -2 -44 0.75%
1944 13% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,561 92.7% Thomas Dewey (R) 123 7.3% 0 0.0% 1,684 1 -39 0.93%
1940 11% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,491 97.1% Wendell Willkie (R) 40 2.6% 4 0.3% 1,535 -2 -42 0.87%
1936 11% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,343 99.0% Alf Landon (R) 13 1.0% 0 0.0% 1,356 -2 -36 0.84%
1932 11% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 1,396 98.8% Herbert Hoover* (R) 13 0.9% 4 [+] 0.3% 1,413 -3 -39 0.97%
1928 12% Al Smith (D) 1,357 95.5% Herbert Hoover (R) 64 4.5% 0 0.0% 1,421 -13 -54 0.94%
1924 10% John Davis (D) 1,065 98.4% Calvin Coolidge (R) 17 1.6% 0 0.0% 1,082 -6 -52 0.96%
1920 8% James Cox (D) 816 96.6% Warren Harding (R) 27 3.2% 2 [+] 0.2% 845 -11 -57 1.03%
1916 8% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 861 98.5% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 12 1.4% 1 [+] 0.1% 874 -4 -45 1.01%
1912 6% Woodrow Wilson (D) 546 94.6% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 19 3.3% 12 [+] 2.1% 577 -1 -21 0.89%
1908 8% William J. Bryan (D) 736 97.9% William Taft (R) 13 1.7% 3 [+] 0.4% 752 -5 -50 1.13%
1904 9% Alton Parker (D) 891 96.6% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 20 2.2% 11 [+] 1.2% 922 -3 -54 1.57%
1900 8% William J. Bryan (D) 734 92.9% William McKinley* (R) 51 6.5% 5 [+] 0.6% 790 -3 -45 1.35%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for DeSoto County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 54% Roger Wicker* (R) 49,073 62.9% Ty Pinkins (D) 28,914 37.1% 0 0.0% 77,987 0 6.43%
2023 G 25% Tate Reeves* (R) 21,378 57.8% Brandon Presley (D) 15,171 41.0% 466 [+] 1.3% 37,015 7 4.51%
2020 S2 55% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 43,171 56.8% Mike Espy (D) 31,115 40.9% 1,768 [+] 2.3% 76,054 3 5.80%
2019 G 27% Tate Reeves (R) 22,565 60.9% Jim Hood (D) 13,976 37.7% 502 [+] 1.4% 37,043 9 4.19%
2018 S2 RO 32% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 25,326 59.1% Mike Espy (D) 17,558 40.9% 0 0.0% 42,884 5 4.73%
2018 S2 37% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 20,634 41.2% Mike Espy (D) 16,922 33.8% 12,537 [+] 25.0% 50,093 24 5.30%
2018 S1 38% Roger Wicker* (R) 32,750 64.4% David Baria (D) 16,858 33.1% 1,271 [+] 2.5% 50,879 6 5.43%
2015 G 17% Phil Bryant* (R) 16,837 79.9% Robert Gray (D) 3,904 18.5% 339 [+] 1.6% 21,080 13 2.94%
2014 S2 20% Thad Cochran* (R) 16,920 66.8% Travis Childers (D) 7,535 29.8% 857 [+] 3.4% 25,312 7 4.01%
2012 S1 54% Roger Wicker* (R) 41,912 65.1% Albert N. Gore (D) 21,255 33.0% 1,263 [+] 2.0% 64,430 8 5.19%
2011 G 31% Phil Bryant (R) 28,257 76.5% Johnny DuPree (D) 8,687 23.5% 0 0.0% 36,944 16 4.13%
2008 S2 58% Thad Cochran* (R) 44,834 71.6% Erik Fleming (D) 17,798 28.4% 0 0.0% 62,632 10 5.02%
2008 S1 57% Roger Wicker* (R) 41,363 66.8% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 20,585 33.2% 0 0.0% 61,948 12 4.98%
2007 G 18% Haley Barbour* (R) 14,206 76.6% John Eaves (D) 4,337 23.4% 0 0.0% 18,543 19 2.49%
2006 S1 19% Trent Lott* (R) 14,165 74.6% Erik Fleming (D) 4,457 23.5% 359 [+] 1.9% 18,981 11 3.11%
2003 G 32% Haley Barbour (R) 18,689 66.9% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 8,876 31.8% 370 [+] 1.3% 27,935 14 3.12%
2002 S2 14% Thad Cochran* (R) 10,431 88.5% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 1,349 11.5% 0 0.0% 11,780 4 1.87%
2000 S1 45% Trent Lott* (R) 27,103 78.1% Troy Brown (D) 6,692 19.3% 921 [+] 2.7% 34,716 12 3.49%
1999 G 25% Mike Parker (R) 9,301 49.7% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 9,144 48.9% 265 [+] 1.4% 18,710 1 2.45%
1996 S2 44% Thad Cochran* (R) 22,285 77.8% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 5,794 20.2% 553 [+] 1.9% 28,632 7 3.26%
1995 G 30% Kirk Fordice* (R) 14,076 73.7% Dick Molpus (D) 5,016 26.3% 0 0.0% 19,092 18 2.33%
1994 S1 28% Trent Lott* (R) 14,125 83.6% Ken Harper (D) 2,763 16.4% 0 0.0% 16,888 15 2.78%
1991 G 31% Ray Mabus* (D) 9,993 63.5% Kirk Fordice (R) 5,486 34.9% 248 [+] 1.6% 15,727 -16 2.21%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 46% Trent Lott (R) 13,348 63.7% Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,592 36.3% 0 0.0% 20,940 10 2.21%
1987 G 18% Ray Mabus (D) 4,713 59.5% Jack Reed (R) 3,207 40.5% 0 0.0% 7,920 -6 1.10%
1984 S2 45% Thad Cochran* (R) 11,921 66.1% William Winter (D) 6,127 33.9% 0 0.0% 18,048 5 1.90%
1983 G 32% Bill Allain (D) 8,044 64.4% Leon Bramlett (R) 3,931 31.5% 508 [+] 4.1% 12,483 -7 1.68%
1982 S1 24% John Stennis* (D) 4,683 53.5% Haley Barbour (R) 4,073 46.5% 0 0.0% 8,756 11 1.36%
1979 G 30% William Winter (D) 5,622 59.5% Gil Carmichael (R) 3,825 40.5% 0 0.0% 9,447 2 1.39%
1978 S2 21% Thad Cochran (R) 3,571 55.6% Maurice Dantin (D) 2,371 36.9% 477 [+] 7.4% 6,419 11 1.10%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 41% Cliff Finch (D) 8,336 74.9% Gil Carmichael (R) 2,671 24.0% 121 [+] 1.1% 11,128 -21 1.57%
1972 S2 40% James Eastland* (D) 7,675 80.3% Gil Carmichael (R) 1,754 18.3% 134 [+] 1.4% 9,563 -20 1.48%
1971 G 47% William Waller (D) 8,315 85.5% Charles Evers (I) 1,341 13.8% 70 [+] 0.7% 9,726 n/a 1.25%
1970 S1 15% John Stennis* (D) 2,676 91.7% William Thompson (I) 241 8.3% 0 0.0% 2,917 n/a 0.90%
1967 G 24% John Bell Williams (D) 3,175 79.7% Rubel Phillips (R) 809 20.3% 0 0.0% 3,984 -9 0.89%
1966 S2 23% James Eastland* (D) 2,564 70.0% Clifton Whitley (I) 662 18.1% 437 [+] 11.9% 3,663 -15 0.93%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 18% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 1,425 55.6% Rubel Phillips (R) 1,139 44.4% 0 0.0% 2,564 6 0.70%
1960 S2 15% James Eastland* (D) 1,741 95.3% Joe Moore (R) 85 4.7% 0 0.0% 1,826 -4 0.69%
*: 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 DeSoto County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 48,761 62.7% Dianne Black (D) 29,065 37.3% 0 0.0% 77,826
County Total for 2024-11-05:   77,826
2022-11-08 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 23,388 67.7% Dianne Black (D) 11,151 32.3% 0 0.0% 34,539
County Total for 2022-11-08:   34,539
2020-11-03 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 47,838 63.7% Antonia Eliason (D) 27,255 36.3% 0 0.0% 75,093
County Total for 2020-11-03:   75,093
2018-11-06 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 33,118 65.2% Randy Wadkins (D) 17,258 34.0% 401 0.8% 50,777
County Total for 2018-11-06:   50,777
2016-11-08 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 42,838 67.4% Jacob Owens (D) 17,972 28.3% 2,776 4.4% 63,586
County Total for 2016-11-08:   63,586
2015-06-02 sp MS01Trent Kelly (R) 9,734 78.4% Walter Zinn (D) 2,675 21.6% 0 0.0% 12,409
County Total for 2015-06-02:   12,409
2014-11-04 MS01Alan Nunnelee* (R) 18,940 72.7% Ron Dickey (D) 6,178 23.7% 951 3.6% 26,069
County Total for 2014-11-04:   26,069
2012-11-06 MS01Alan Nunnelee* (R) 42,284 65.9% Brad Morris (D) 20,171 31.4% 1,730 2.7% 64,185
County Total for 2012-11-06:   64,185
2010-11-02 MS01Alan Nunnelee (R) 23,489 64.9% Travis Childers* (D) 10,450 28.9% 2,268 6.3% 36,207
County Total for 2010-11-02:   36,207
2008-11-04 MS01Greg Davis (R) 40,039 63.4% Travis Childers* (D) 22,259 35.2% 897 1.4% 63,195
County Total for 2008-11-04:   63,195
2008-05-13 sp RO MS01Greg Davis (R) 15,329 74.8% Travis Childers (D) 5,159 25.2% 0 0.0% 20,488
County Total for 2008-05-13:   20,488
2006-11-07 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 14,209 75.1% Ken Hurt (D) 4,717 24.9% 0 0.0% 18,926
County Total for 2006-11-07:   18,926
2004-11-02 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 38,403 81.7% Barbara Washer (Reform) 8,611 18.3% 0 0.0% 47,014
County Total for 2004-11-02:   47,014
2002-11-05 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 9,807 81.7% Rex Weathers (D) 1,859 15.5% 333 2.8% 11,999
County Total for 2002-11-05:   11,999
2000-11-07 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 25,620 76.3% Joey Grist (D) 7,451 22.2% 523 1.6% 33,594
County Total for 2000-11-07:   33,594
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for DeSoto County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in DeSoto County, MS were estimated to be 27% Republican and 16% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 125,885 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 125,885 100.0% n/a n/a 87%
1994 41,758 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 41,758 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
1986 30,981 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,981 100.0% n/a n/a 72%
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.