Sunflower County, MS

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Indianola, MS
Designated Market Area: Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

Places in Sunflower County, MS     [Sort places by name]

Indianola city (pop. 9,572) Ruleville city (pop. 2,633) Drew city (pop. 2,225) Moorhead city (pop. 1,512) Sunflower town (pop. 1,144) Inverness town (pop. 939) Doddsville town (pop. 198)  

Tracts in Sunflower County, MS

Census Tract 9501, Sunflower County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9502, Sunflower County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9503, Sunflower County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9504.01, Sunflower County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9504.02, Sunflower County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9505, Sunflower County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9506, Sunflower County, Mississippi        

2024 population: 23,029   ( 2,787 from 2020)
Land area: 697.8 square miles
Population density: 33.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	5,182	22.50%	13.8%
Black:	16,730	72.65%	11.3%
Indian:	63	0.27%	6.8%
Asian:	122	0.53%	15.1%
2+ races:	168	0.73%	15.9%
Hispanic:	764	3.32%	19.7%
Total non-White:	17,847	77.50%	9.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,149	11.1
Deaths:	1,615	15.6
Net Migration:	-2,426	-23.5
Net Immigration:	145	1.4

Change in White population:	-831	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,956	-7.6

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	44%	Kamala Harris (D)	5,312	67.4%	Donald Trump (R)	2,515	31.9%	49 [+]	0.6%	7,876	-29	-18	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 20 (0.3%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 10 (0.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 4 (0.1%);
2020	49%	Joe Biden (D)	6,781	70.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,799	28.9%	101 [+]	1.0%	9,681	-29	-18	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 18 (0.2%);
2016	46%	Hillary Clinton (D)	6,725	70.1%	Donald Trump (R)	2,794	29.1%	79 [+]	0.8%	9,598	-29	-17	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 27 (0.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 20 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	51%	Barack Obama* (D)	8,199	73.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,929	26.1%	100 [+]	0.9%	11,228	-29	-21	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 28 (0.2%);
2008	49%	Barack Obama (D)	7,838	70.0%	John McCain (R)	3,245	29.0%	110 [+]	1.0%	11,193	-27	-17	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 27 (0.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 27 (0.2%);
2004	42%	John Kerry (D)	6,359	63.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,534	35.3%	122 [+]	1.2%	10,015	-24	-15	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 18 (0.2%);
2000	34%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,981	59.2%	George W. Bush (R)	3,369	40.0%	65 [+]	0.8%	8,415	-18	-8	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 30 (0.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 18 (0.2%);
1996	35%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,960	60.3%	Robert Dole (R)	2,926	35.6%	339 [+]	4.1%	8,225	-14	-5	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 290 (3.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 8 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	41%	Bill Clinton (D)	5,050	53.8%	George Bush* (R)	3,726	39.7%	615 [+]	6.5%	9,391	-10	2	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 600 (6.4%);
1988	42%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,898	52.7%	George Bush (R)	4,362	47.0%	29 [+]	0.3%	9,289	-13	-6	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 12 (0.1%);
1984	45%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,178	51.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,913	48.6%	20	0.2%	10,111	-11	-8	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	40%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	5,035	56.4%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,728	41.8%	164 [+]	1.8%	8,927	-8	-9	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 82 (0.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 40 (0.4%);
1976	37%	Jimmy Carter (D)	4,322	53.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,456	43.1%	246 [+]	3.1%	8,024	-5	-5	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 49 (0.6%);
1972	33%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,389	73.3%	George McGovern (D)	1,874	25.5%	92 [+]	1.3%	7,355	-5	13	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 77 (1.0%);
1968	38%	George Wallace (AIP)	3,932	51.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,602	34.4%	1,036 [+]	13.7%	7,570	0	-30	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 1,036 (13.7%);
1964	20%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,127	94.3%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	251	5.7%	0	0.0%	4,378	7	56	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	15%	Write-ins (I)	1,241	36.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,177	34.1%	1,033 [+]	29.9%	3,451	9	-15	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: John Kennedy (D) 1,033 (29.9%);
1956	12%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,585	50.8%	Write-ins (I)	1,015	32.5%	520 [+]	16.7%	3,120	-8	-41	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1956: Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 520 (16.7%);
1952	14%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,049	50.5%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,007	49.5%	0	0.0%	4,056	10	-6	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	9%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	2,482	92.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	136	5.1%	55 [+]	2.1%	2,673	-1	-43	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 55 (2.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	10%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,799	94.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	155	5.2%	0	0.0%	2,954	-1	-41	1.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	10%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,071	97.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	71	2.3%	0	0.0%	3,142	-2	-43	1.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,508	99.2%	Alf Landon (R)	21	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,529	-2	-36	1.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	8%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,411	98.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	34	1.4%	5 [+]	0.2%	2,450	-2	-38	1.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.2%);
1928	10%	Al Smith (D)	2,676	96.8%	Herbert Hoover (R)	88	3.2%	0	0.0%	2,764	-15	-55	1.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	7%	John Davis (D)	1,694	95.7%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	76	4.3%	0	0.0%	1,770	-3	-50	1.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1920	5%	James Cox (D)	1,061	95.0%	Warren Harding (R)	47	4.2%	9 [+]	0.8%	1,117	-10	-56	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 9 (0.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	879	97.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	20	2.2%	2 [+]	0.2%	901	-3	-44	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2 (0.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	3%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	462	92.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	23	4.6%	15 [+]	3.0%	500	-1	-21	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 9 (1.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (1.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	5%	William J. Bryan (D)	522	97.9%	William Taft (R)	11	2.1%	0	0.0%	533	-4	-50	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	5%	Alton Parker (D)	423	96.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	9	2.1%	5 [+]	1.1%	437	-4	-54	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	5%	William J. Bryan (D)	337	97.1%	William McKinley* (R)	8	2.3%	2 [+]	0.6%	347	-8	-49	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sunflower County, MS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	S1	43%	Ty Pinkins (D)	4,659	60.2%	Roger Wicker* (R)	3,074	39.8%	0	0.0%	7,733	-23	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2024:
2023	G	33%	Brandon Presley (D)	4,443	73.6%	Tate Reeves* (R)	1,490	24.7%	100 [+]	1.7%	6,033	-26	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Gwendolyn Gray (I) 100 (1.7%);
2020	S2	49%	Mike Espy (D)	7,020	72.5%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	2,623	27.1%	42 [+]	0.4%	9,685	-27	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jimmy Edwards (Libertarian) 42 (0.4%);
2019	G	32%	Jim Hood (D)	4,505	70.4%	Tate Reeves (R)	1,839	28.7%	54 [+]	0.8%	6,398	-23	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: David Singletary (I) 36 (0.6%); Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution) 18 (0.3%);
2018	S2 RO	36%	Mike Espy (D)	5,301	72.3%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	2,034	27.7%	0	0.0%	7,335	-26	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S2	37%	Mike Espy (D)	5,090	68.2%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	1,904	25.5%	474 [+]	6.3%	7,468	-11	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris McDaniel (R) 374 (5.0%); Tobey Bartee (D) 100 (1.3%);
2018	S1	35%	David Baria (D)	4,579	63.7%	Roger Wicker* (R)	2,457	34.2%	153 [+]	2.1%	7,189	-24	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Danny Bedwell (Libertarian) 77 (1.1%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 76 (1.1%);
2015	G	27%	Robert Gray (D)	2,903	50.3%	Phil Bryant* (R)	2,771	48.1%	92 [+]	1.6%	5,766	-18	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 92 (1.6%);
2014	S2	24%	Travis Childers (D)	3,032	59.6%	Thad Cochran* (R)	2,002	39.3%	54 [+]	1.1%	5,088	-21	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 54 (1.1%);
2012	S1	48%	Albert N. Gore (D)	6,945	66.1%	Roger Wicker* (R)	3,228	30.7%	329 [+]	3.1%	10,502	-26	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Thomas Cramer (Constitution) 180 (1.7%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 149 (1.4%);
2011	G	27%	Johnny DuPree (D)	3,557	59.8%	Phil Bryant (R)	2,389	40.2%	0	0.0%	5,946	-21	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2011:
2008	S2	47%	Erik Fleming (D)	6,780	63.4%	Thad Cochran* (R)	3,906	36.6%	0	0.0%	10,686	-25	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2008	S1	47%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	7,307	67.9%	Roger Wicker* (R)	3,462	32.1%	0	0.0%	10,769	-23	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	28%	John Eaves (D)	3,890	61.4%	Haley Barbour* (R)	2,448	38.6%	0	0.0%	6,338	-19	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2006	S1	24%	Erik Fleming (D)	3,073	54.4%	Trent Lott* (R)	2,514	44.5%	66 [+]	1.2%	5,653	-19	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Harold Taylor (Libertarian) 66 (1.2%);
2003	G	30%	Ronnie Musgrove* (D)	4,307	60.2%	Haley Barbour (R)	2,772	38.7%	75 [+]	1.0%	7,154	-14	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2003: Sherman Dillon (Green) 31 (0.4%); John Cripps (Constitution) 24 (0.3%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 20 (0.3%);
2002	S2	19%	Thad Cochran* (R)	3,479	73.7%	Shawn O'Hara (Reform)	1,240	26.3%	0	0.0%	4,719	-11	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
2000	S1	36%	Troy Brown (D)	4,539	50.2%	Trent Lott* (R)	4,313	47.7%	183 [+]	2.0%	9,035	-18	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Jimmy Giles (I) 74 (0.8%); Lewis Napper (Libertarian) 66 (0.7%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 43 (0.5%);
1999	G	29%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	4,270	60.5%	Mike Parker (R)	2,685	38.1%	99 [+]	1.4%	7,054	-10	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Helen Perkins (I) 55 (0.8%); Jerry Ladner (Reform) 44 (0.6%);
1996	S2	35%	Thad Cochran* (R)	4,795	57.2%	James "Bootie" Hunt (D)	3,472	41.4%	113 [+]	1.3%	8,380	-14	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ted Weill (I) 113 (1.3%);
1995	G	36%	Dick Molpus (D)	5,096	59.8%	Kirk Fordice* (R)	3,422	40.2%	0	0.0%	8,518	-15	1.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1995:
1994	S1	29%	Trent Lott* (R)	3,699	55.2%	Ken Harper (D)	2,999	44.8%	0	0.0%	6,698	-14	1.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1991	G	31%	Ray Mabus* (D)	3,871	55.3%	Kirk Fordice (R)	3,068	43.8%	58 [+]	0.8%	6,997	-7	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1991: Shawn O'Hara (I) 58 (0.8%);
1990	S2	County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988	S1	45%	Wayne Dowdy (D)	5,863	58.2%	Trent Lott (R)	4,210	41.8%	0	0.0%	10,073	-12	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1987	G	36%	Ray Mabus (D)	4,689	58.0%	Jack Reed (R)	3,398	42.0%	0	0.0%	8,087	-5	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1984	S2	46%	Thad Cochran* (R)	5,237	50.6%	William Winter (D)	5,113	49.4%	0	0.0%	10,350	-10	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1983	G	37%	Bill Allain (D)	4,981	60.1%	Leon Bramlett (R)	2,921	35.2%	389 [+]	4.7%	8,291	-4	1.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Charles Evers (I) 389 (4.7%);
1982	S1	35%	John Stennis* (D)	5,130	65.1%	Haley Barbour (R)	2,755	34.9%	0	0.0%	7,885	-1	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1979	G	33%	William Winter (D)	5,017	71.6%	Gil Carmichael (R)	1,988	28.4%	0	0.0%	7,005	-11	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	29%	Thad Cochran (R)	2,134	34.0%	Charles Evers (I)	2,075	33.1%	2,066 [+]	32.9%	6,275	-11	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Maurice Dantin (D) 2,050 (32.7%); Henry Kirksey (I) 16 (0.3%);
1976	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975	G	32%	Cliff Finch (D)	3,835	54.8%	Gil Carmichael (R)	2,943	42.1%	215 [+]	3.1%	6,993	-3	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1975: Henry Kirksey (I) 215 (3.1%);
1972	S2	34%	James Eastland* (D)	5,568	73.4%	Gil Carmichael (R)	1,825	24.0%	197 [+]	2.6%	7,590	-15	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Prentiss Walker (I) 120 (1.6%); C.L. McKinley (I) 77 (1.0%);
1971	G	49%	William Waller (D)	6,494	64.6%	Charles Evers (I)	3,505	34.9%	55 [+]	0.5%	10,054	n/a	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Tom Brady (I) 55 (0.5%);
1970	S1	18%	John Stennis* (D)	3,217	86.0%	William Thompson (I)	525	14.0%	0	0.0%	3,742	n/a	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1967	G	31%	John Bell Williams (D)	4,320	69.0%	Rubel Phillips (R)	1,940	31.0%	0	0.0%	6,260	1	1.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1967:
1966	S2	25%	James Eastland* (D)	3,758	73.3%	Prentiss Walker (R)	881	17.2%	489 [+]	9.5%	5,128	-10	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Clifton Whitley (I) 489 (9.5%);
1964	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963	G	19%	Paul Johnson, Jr. (D)	2,422	59.1%	Rubel Phillips (R)	1,678	40.9%	0	0.0%	4,100	3	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1960	S2	14%	James Eastland* (D)	3,152	95.9%	Joe Moore (R)	135	4.1%	0	0.0%	3,287	-4	1.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: 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 Sunflower County, MS

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Voter Registration Data for Sunflower County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Sunflower County, MS were estimated to be 10% Republican and 43% Democrat.