2024 population: 25,489
(
482 from 2020)
Land area: 415.0 square miles
Population density: 61.4 persons per square mile
| 2024 Census data | |||
| White: | 20,378 | 79.95% | 0.0% |
| Black: | 3,998 | 15.69% | 4.4% |
| Indian: | 50 | 0.20% | 16.3% |
| Asian: | 304 | 1.19% | 275.3% |
| 2+ races: | 350 | 1.37% | 17.4% |
| Hispanic: | 409 | 1.60% | 7.3% |
| Total non-White: | 5,111 | 20.05% | 10.3% |
| 2020-2024 Components | Number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Births: | 1,294 | 12.9 |
| Deaths: | 1,511 | 15.1 |
| Net Migration: | 455 | 4.5 |
| Net Immigration: | 240 | 2.4 |
| Change in White population: | 5 | 0.0 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 477 | 1.9 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2024 vs. 2020 | R +211 | R +637 | R + 7.4% | |
| D -426 | ||||
| 2024 vs. 2016 | R +933 | R +1,273 | R + 9.0% | |
| D -340 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +722 | R +636 | R + 1.6% | |
| D +86 | ||||
| 2024 vs. 2012 | R +1,506 | R +2,596 | R + 23.4% | |
| D -1,090 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R -55 | R +898 | R + 13.8% | |
| D -953 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52% | Donald Trump (R) | 8,581 | 82.7% | Kamala Harris (D) | 1,727 | 16.6% | 73 [+] | 0.7% | 10,381 | 22 | 33 | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 55% | Donald Trump* (R) | 8,370 | 78.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 2,153 | 20.2% | 121 [+] | 1.1% | 10,644 | 21 | 32 | 0.81% |
| 2016 | 51% | Donald Trump (R) | 7,648 | 77.5% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 2,067 | 20.9% | 157 [+] | 1.6% | 9,872 | 20 | 32 | 0.82% |
| 2012 | 52% | Mitt Romney (R) | 7,075 | 70.5% | Barack Obama* (D) | 2,817 | 28.1% | 141 [+] | 1.4% | 10,033 | 15 | 23 | 0.78% |
| 2008 | 57% | John McCain (R) | 7,703 | 70.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 3,020 | 27.6% | 221 [+] | 2.0% | 10,944 | 14 | 25 | 0.85% |
| 2004 | 52% | George W. Bush* (R) | 6,538 | 65.8% | John Kerry (D) | 3,327 | 33.5% | 67 [+] | 0.7% | 9,932 | 6 | 15 | 0.86% |
| 2000 | 44% | George W. Bush (R) | 5,101 | 60.1% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 3,287 | 38.8% | 94 [+] | 1.1% | 8,482 | 3 | 12 | 0.85% |
| 1996 | 39% | Robert Dole (R) | 3,473 | 48.7% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 3,053 | 42.8% | 601 [+] | 8.4% | 7,127 | 0 | 8 | 0.80% |
| 1992 | 48% | George Bush* (R) | 4,317 | 50.6% | Bill Clinton (D) | 3,385 | 39.7% | 824 [+] | 9.7% | 8,526 | 1 | 13 | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 46% | George Bush (R) | 4,348 | 55.1% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 3,429 | 43.4% | 115 [+] | 1.5% | 7,892 | -5 | 2 | 0.85% |
| 1984 | 45% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 4,821 | 62.4% | Walter Mondale (D) | 2,897 | 37.5% | 14 | 0.2% | 7,732 | 1 | 4 | 0.82% |
| 1980 | 49% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 4,832 | 59.1% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 3,264 | 39.9% | 82 [+] | 1.0% | 8,178 | -10 | -11 | 0.92% |
| 1976 | 47% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 4,431 | 63.5% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 2,362 | 33.9% | 184 [+] | 2.6% | 6,977 | -14 | -14 | 0.91% |
| 1972 | 37% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 4,607 | 91.1% | George McGovern (D) | 398 | 7.9% | 51 [+] | 1.0% | 5,056 | 13 | 30 | 0.78% |
| 1968 | 57% | George Wallace (AIP) | 5,055 | 81.3% | Richard Nixon (R) | 723 | 11.6% | 440 [+] | 7.1% | 6,218 | -2 | -32 | 0.95% |
| 1964 | 32% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 2,289 | 69.3% | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 1,013 | 30.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,302 | -18 | 31 | 0.81% |
| 1960 | 30% | John Kennedy (D) | 1,777 | 59.5% | Richard Nixon (R) | 740 | 24.8% | 468 | 15.7% | 2,985 | 0 | -25 | 1.00% |
| 1956 | 23% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 1,942 | 81.0% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 383 | 16.0% | 74 | 3.1% | 2,399 | -8 | -41 | 0.97% |
| 1952 | 31% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 2,672 | 78.5% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 731 | 21.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,403 | -18 | -34 | 1.19% |
| 1948 | 15% | Strom Thurmond (StsRts) | 988 | 59.3% | Harry Truman* (D) | 602 | 36.2% | 75 [+] | 4.5% | 1,665 | 2 | -41 | 0.87% |
| 1944 | 16% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 1,652 | 90.4% | Thomas Dewey (R) | 175 | 9.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,827 | 3 | -36 | 1.01% |
| 1940 | 19% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 2,117 | 94.7% | Wendell Willkie (R) | 118 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,235 | 1 | -40 | 1.27% |
| 1936 | 17% | Franklin Roosevelt* (D) | 1,809 | 97.1% | Alf Landon (R) | 50 | 2.7% | 4 [+] | 0.2% | 1,863 | 0 | -34 | 1.15% |
| 1932 | 20% | Franklin Roosevelt (D) | 1,976 | 96.3% | Herbert Hoover* (R) | 76 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,052 | 0 | -36 | 1.41% |
| 1928 | 17% | Al Smith (D) | 1,366 | 83.5% | Herbert Hoover (R) | 269 | 16.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,635 | -1 | -42 | 1.08% |
| 1924 | 15% | John Davis (D) | 1,225 | 87.1% | Calvin Coolidge (R) | 179 | 12.7% | 2 [+] | 0.1% | 1,406 | 5 | -41 | 1.25% |
| 1920 | 17% | James Cox (D) | 993 | 64.6% | Warren Harding (R) | 496 | 32.2% | 49 [+] | 3.2% | 1,538 | 18 | -28 | 1.87% |
| 1916 | 18% | Woodrow Wilson* (D) | 1,342 | 87.3% | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | 164 | 10.7% | 32 [+] | 2.1% | 1,538 | 6 | -35 | 1.77% |
| 1912 | 13% | Woodrow Wilson (D) | 839 | 76.4% | Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) | 141 | 12.8% | 118 [+] | 10.7% | 1,098 | 5 | -15 | 1.70% |
| 1908 | 11% | William J. Bryan (D) | 715 | 81.0% | William Taft (R) | 150 | 17.0% | 18 [+] | 2.0% | 883 | 11 | -35 | 1.32% |
| 1904 | 12% | Alton Parker (D) | 776 | 87.8% | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | 89 | 10.1% | 19 [+] | 2.1% | 884 | 4 | -46 | 1.51% |
| 1900 | 16% | William J. Bryan (D) | 902 | 79.8% | William McKinley* (R) | 210 | 18.6% | 19 [+] | 1.7% | 1,131 | 9 | -33 | 1.94% |
Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | S1 | 52% | Roger Wicker* (R) | 8,504 | 83.2% | Ty Pinkins (D) | 1,717 | 16.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,221 | 20 | 0.84% |
| 2023 | G | 31% | Tate Reeves* (R) | 4,082 | 65.9% | Brandon Presley (D) | 2,023 | 32.7% | 89 [+] | 1.4% | 6,194 | 15 | 0.75% |
| 2020 | S2 | 55% | Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) | 7,651 | 72.2% | Mike Espy (D) | 2,714 | 25.6% | 229 [+] | 2.2% | 10,594 | 18 | 0.81% |
| 2019 | G | 40% | Tate Reeves (R) | 5,030 | 64.8% | Jim Hood (D) | 2,608 | 33.6% | 120 [+] | 1.5% | 7,758 | 13 | 0.88% |
| 2018 | S2 | 36% | Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) | 5,206 | 73.9% | Mike Espy (D) | 1,836 | 26.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,042 | 33 | 0.74% |
| 2018 | S1 | 37% | Roger Wicker* (R) | 5,597 | 78.0% | David Baria (D) | 1,450 | 20.2% | 126 [+] | 1.8% | 7,173 | 20 | 0.77% |
| 2015 | G | 33% | Phil Bryant* (R) | 5,155 | 79.7% | Robert Gray (D) | 1,258 | 19.4% | 58 [+] | 0.9% | 6,471 | 13 | 0.90% |
| 2014 | S2 | 27% | Travis Childers (D) | 2,635 | 49.9% | Thad Cochran* (R) | 2,588 | 49.0% | 59 [+] | 1.1% | 5,282 | -11 | 0.84% |
| 2012 | S1 | 51% | Roger Wicker* (R) | 7,024 | 71.1% | Albert N. Gore (D) | 2,665 | 27.0% | 188 [+] | 1.9% | 9,877 | 14 | 0.80% |
| 2011 | G | 40% | Phil Bryant (R) | 5,423 | 70.4% | Johnny DuPree (D) | 2,285 | 29.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,708 | 9 | 0.86% |
| 2008 | S2 | 54% | Thad Cochran* (R) | 7,504 | 71.3% | Erik Fleming (D) | 3,020 | 28.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,524 | 10 | 0.84% |
| 2008 | S1 | 55% | Roger Wicker* (R) | 6,652 | 62.9% | Ronnie Musgrove (D) | 3,917 | 37.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,569 | 8 | 0.85% |
| 2007 | G | 36% | John Eaves (D) | 3,662 | 52.0% | Haley Barbour* (R) | 3,379 | 48.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,041 | -10 | 0.95% |
| 2006 | S1 | 31% | Trent Lott* (R) | 4,168 | 70.0% | Erik Fleming (D) | 1,676 | 28.2% | 108 [+] | 1.8% | 5,952 | 6 | 0.97% |
| 2003 | G | 45% | Ronnie Musgrove* (D) | 4,347 | 49.7% | Haley Barbour (R) | 4,226 | 48.4% | 167 [+] | 1.9% | 8,740 | -4 | 0.98% |
| 2002 | S2 | 29% | Thad Cochran* (R) | 4,951 | 87.5% | Shawn O'Hara (Reform) | 705 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,656 | 3 | 0.90% |
| 2000 | S1 | 45% | Trent Lott* (R) | 6,288 | 72.8% | Troy Brown (D) | 2,183 | 25.3% | 168 [+] | 1.9% | 8,639 | 7 | 0.87% |
| 1999 | G | 39% | Ronnie Musgrove (D) | 4,271 | 58.3% | Mike Parker (R) | 2,922 | 39.9% | 131 [+] | 1.8% | 7,324 | -9 | 0.96% |
| 1996 | S2 | 41% | Thad Cochran* (R) | 5,668 | 74.2% | James "Bootie" Hunt (D) | 1,822 | 23.9% | 148 [+] | 1.9% | 7,638 | 3 | 0.87% |
| 1995 | G | 44% | Kirk Fordice* (R) | 4,575 | 57.1% | Dick Molpus (D) | 3,432 | 42.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,007 | 2 | 0.98% |
| 1994 | S1 | 32% | Trent Lott* (R) | 4,124 | 71.6% | Ken Harper (D) | 1,634 | 28.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,758 | 3 | 0.95% |
| 1991 | G | 26% | Kirk Fordice (R) | 2,272 | 50.4% | Ray Mabus* (D) | 2,159 | 47.9% | 80 [+] | 1.8% | 4,511 | 0 | 0.63% |
| 1990 | S2 | County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed. | |||||||||||
| 1988 | S1 | 46% | Wayne Dowdy (D) | 5,123 | 64.0% | Trent Lott (R) | 2,876 | 36.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,999 | -18 | 0.84% |
| 1987 | G | 39% | Ray Mabus (D) | 3,989 | 60.1% | Jack Reed (R) | 2,653 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,642 | -7 | 0.92% |
| 1984 | S2 | 46% | Thad Cochran* (R) | 4,504 | 57.2% | William Winter (D) | 3,365 | 42.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,869 | -4 | 0.83% |
| 1983 | G | 45% | Bill Allain (D) | 4,891 | 63.5% | Leon Bramlett (R) | 2,452 | 31.9% | 355 [+] | 4.6% | 7,698 | -7 | 1.04% |
| 1982 | S1 | 31% | John Stennis* (D) | 4,049 | 77.1% | Haley Barbour (R) | 1,206 | 22.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,255 | -13 | 0.81% |
| 1979 | G | 46% | William Winter (D) | 4,608 | 63.2% | Gil Carmichael (R) | 2,680 | 36.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 7,288 | -2 | 1.08% |
| 1978 | S2 | 25% | Maurice Dantin (D) | 1,920 | 49.9% | Thad Cochran (R) | 1,790 | 46.6% | 134 [+] | 3.5% | 3,844 | 2 | 0.66% |
| 1976 | S1 | County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed. | |||||||||||
| 1975 | G | 48% | Cliff Finch (D) | 4,678 | 67.2% | Gil Carmichael (R) | 2,236 | 32.1% | 52 [+] | 0.7% | 6,966 | -13 | 0.98% |
| 1972 | S2 | 38% | James Eastland* (D) | 3,501 | 67.5% | Gil Carmichael (R) | 1,637 | 31.5% | 52 [+] | 1.0% | 5,190 | -7 | 0.80% |
| 1971 | G | 68% | William Waller (D) | 8,059 | 95.9% | Charles Evers (I) | 317 | 3.8% | 24 [+] | 0.3% | 8,400 | n/a | 1.08% |
| 1970 | S1 | 27% | John Stennis* (D) | 3,203 | 98.7% | William Thompson (I) | 42 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,245 | n/a | 1.00% |
| 1967 | G | 34% | John Bell Williams (D) | 2,982 | 81.3% | Rubel Phillips (R) | 684 | 18.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,666 | -11 | 0.82% |
| 1966 | S2 | 26% | James Eastland* (D) | 2,249 | 79.9% | Prentiss Walker (R) | 534 | 19.0% | 32 [+] | 1.1% | 2,815 | -8 | 0.71% |
| 1964 | S1 | County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed. | |||||||||||
| 1963 | G | 40% | Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) | 2,885 | 70.2% | Rubel Phillips (R) | 1,227 | 29.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,112 | -8 | 1.13% |
| 1960 | S2 | 27% | James Eastland* (D) | 2,426 | 91.5% | Joe Moore (R) | 225 | 8.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,651 | 0 | 1.00% |
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | MS01 | Trent Kelly* (R) | 8,729 | 84.7% | Dianne Black (D) | 1,572 | 15.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,301 | |||
| County Total for 2024-11-05: | 10,301 | ||||||||||||
| 2022-11-08 | MS01 | Trent Kelly* (R) | 4,177 | 87.0% | Dianne Black (D) | 625 | 13.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,802 | |||
| County Total for 2022-11-08: | 4,802 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MS01 | Trent Kelly* (R) | 8,613 | 83.2% | Antonia Eliason (D) | 1,740 | 16.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,353 | |||
| County Total for 2020-11-03: | 10,353 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-11-06 | MS01 | Trent Kelly* (R) | 5,765 | 79.6% | Randy Wadkins (D) | 1,433 | 19.8% | 48 | 0.7% | 7,246 | |||
| County Total for 2018-11-06: | 7,246 | ||||||||||||
| 2016-11-08 | MS01 | Trent Kelly* (R) | 7,778 | 81.0% | Jacob Owens (D) | 1,633 | 17.0% | 193 | 2.0% | 9,604 | |||
| County Total for 2016-11-08: | 9,604 | ||||||||||||
| 2015-06-02 sp | MS01 | Trent Kelly (R) | 2,527 | 77.8% | Walter Zinn (D) | 719 | 22.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,246 | |||
| County Total for 2015-06-02: | 3,246 | ||||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | MS01 | Alan Nunnelee* (R) | 3,398 | 67.4% | Ron Dickey (D) | 1,506 | 29.9% | 135 | 2.7% | 5,039 | |||
| County Total for 2014-11-04: | 5,039 | ||||||||||||
| 2012-11-06 | MS01 | Alan Nunnelee* (R) | 6,215 | 63.9% | Brad Morris (D) | 3,310 | 34.0% | 208 | 2.1% | 9,733 | |||
| County Total for 2012-11-06: | 9,733 | ||||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MS01 | Travis Childers* (D) | 4,669 | 58.4% | Alan Nunnelee (R) | 3,166 | 39.6% | 155 | 1.9% | 7,990 | |||
| County Total for 2010-11-02: | 7,990 | ||||||||||||
| 2008-11-04 | MS01 | Travis Childers* (D) | 8,589 | 77.9% | Greg Davis (R) | 2,342 | 21.2% | 94 | 0.9% | 11,025 | |||
| County Total for 2008-11-04: | 11,025 | ||||||||||||
| 2008-05-13 sp RO | MS01 | Travis Childers (D) | 5,299 | 85.3% | Greg Davis (R) | 914 | 14.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 6,213 | |||
| County Total for 2008-05-13: | 6,213 | ||||||||||||
| 2006-11-07 | MS01 | Roger Wicker* (R) | 4,120 | 69.9% | Ken Hurt (D) | 1,775 | 30.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 5,895 | |||
| County Total for 2006-11-07: | 5,895 | ||||||||||||
| 2004-11-02 | MS01 | Roger Wicker* (R) | 7,624 | 75.1% | Barbara Washer (Reform) | 2,523 | 24.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,147 | |||
| County Total for 2004-11-02: | 10,147 | ||||||||||||
| 2002-11-05 | MS01 | Roger Wicker* (R) | 4,526 | 76.4% | Rex Weathers (D) | 1,158 | 19.5% | 241 | 4.1% | 5,925 | |||
| County Total for 2002-11-05: | 5,925 | ||||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MS01 | Roger Wicker* (R) | 6,245 | 72.6% | Joey Grist (D) | 2,246 | 26.1% | 112 | 1.3% | 8,603 | |||
| County Total for 2000-11-07: | 8,603 | ||||||||||||
Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Prentiss County, MS were estimated to be 32% Republican and 27% Democrat.
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15,971 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 15,971 | 100.0% | n/a | n/a | 81% |
| 1994 | 14,999 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14,999 | 100.0% | n/a | n/a | 83% |
| 1986 | 10,200 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10,200 | 100.0% | n/a | n/a | 60% |