Tate County, MS

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

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

Senatobia city (pop. 8,288) Coldwater town (pop. 1,237) Arkabutla CDP (pop. 326) Independence CDP (pop. 131)  

Tracts in Tate County, MS

Census Tract 9501, Tate County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9502.01, Tate County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9502.02, Tate County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9503.01, Tate County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9503.02, Tate County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9504, Tate County, Mississippi        

2024 population: 28,551   ( 487 from 2020)
Land area: 404.8 square miles
Population density: 70.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	18,389	64.41%	1.7%
Black:	8,610	30.16%	1.0%
Indian:	70	0.25%	4.5%
Asian:	88	0.31%	7.4%
2+ races:	369	1.29%	10.8%
Hispanic:	1,025	3.59%	29.4%
Total non-White:	10,162	35.59%	1.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,253	11.2
Deaths:	1,654	14.7
Net Migration:	866	7.7
Net Immigration:	10	0.1

Change in White population:	312	1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	175	0.6

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	59%	Donald Trump (R)	9,185	71.4%	Kamala Harris (D)	3,555	27.6%	121 [+]	0.9%	12,861	11	22	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 52 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 29 (0.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 12 (0.1%);
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,707	66.5%	Joe Biden (D)	4,183	31.9%	203 [+]	1.6%	13,093	9	20	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 84 (0.6%);
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	7,495	64.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,926	33.8%	206 [+]	1.8%	11,627	7	19	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 115 (1.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 20 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,332	59.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,933	39.8%	141 [+]	1.1%	12,406	4	12	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 72 (0.6%);
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	7,678	60.1%	Barack Obama (D)	5,003	39.2%	97 [+]	0.8%	12,778	4	14	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 42 (0.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 19 (0.1%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,760	60.5%	John Kerry (D)	4,347	38.9%	60 [+]	0.5%	11,167	1	10	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 31 (0.3%);
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	5,148	59.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,441	39.6%	104 [+]	1.2%	8,693	2	11	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 66 (0.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 19 (0.2%);
1996	43%	Robert Dole (R)	3,694	50.4%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,195	43.6%	441 [+]	6.0%	7,330	1	10	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 406 (5.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	53%	George Bush* (R)	4,196	50.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,519	42.0%	656 [+]	7.8%	8,371	0	13	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 634 (7.6%);
1988	50%	George Bush (R)	4,553	61.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,872	38.6%	24 [+]	0.3%	7,449	1	8	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 9 (0.1%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,677	61.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,846	37.7%	34	0.4%	7,557	0	3	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	54%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,892	52.8%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,343	45.4%	131 [+]	1.8%	7,366	-4	-5	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 80 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 28 (0.4%);
1976	52%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,747	58.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,497	38.8%	192 [+]	3.0%	6,436	-9	-9	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 40 (0.6%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,966	75.7%	George McGovern (D)	1,151	22.0%	119 [+]	2.3%	5,236	-2	15	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 104 (2.0%);
1968	46%	George Wallace (AIP)	2,810	61.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,162	25.4%	605 [+]	13.2%	4,577	0	-30	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 605 (13.2%);
1964	27%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,390	89.4%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	283	10.6%	0	0.0%	2,673	2	51	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	18%	Write-ins (I)	845	47.7%	John Kennedy (D)	686	38.7%	241 [+]	13.6%	1,772	-11	-36	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Richard Nixon (R) 241 (13.6%);
1956	18%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,414	80.8%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	171	9.8%	164	9.4%	1,749	-15	-48	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	20%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,575	80.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	387	19.7%	0	0.0%	1,962	-20	-35	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	14%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	1,196	84.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	199	14.1%	17 [+]	1.2%	1,412	-1	-44	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 16 (1.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 1 (0.1%);
1944	15%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,455	98.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	29	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,484	-4	-44	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	15%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,609	99.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	1,612	-4	-45	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	12%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,088	99.4%	Alf Landon (R)	7	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,095	-2	-36	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	11%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	986	99.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	9	0.9%	1 [+]	0.1%	996	-3	-39	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.1%);
1928	15%	Al Smith (D)	1,274	96.8%	Herbert Hoover (R)	42	3.2%	0	0.0%	1,316	-15	-55	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	11%	John Davis (D)	1,002	98.8%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	6	0.6%	6 [+]	0.6%	1,014	-7	-53	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Calvin Coolidge (R) 6 (0.6%);
1920	11%	James Cox (D)	876	87.3%	Warren Harding (R)	117	11.7%	11 [+]	1.1%	1,004	-2	-49	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 11 (1.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	12%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,074	97.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	18	1.6%	7 [+]	0.6%	1,099	-3	-44	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 7 (0.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	612	86.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	57	8.1%	36 [+]	5.1%	705	1	-20	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 23 (3.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 13 (1.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	10%	William J. Bryan (D)	861	93.8%	William Taft (R)	50	5.4%	7 [+]	0.8%	918	-1	-46	1.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	9%	Alton Parker (D)	766	96.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	22	2.8%	10 [+]	1.3%	798	-3	-54	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	12%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,030	96.0%	William McKinley* (R)	38	3.5%	5 [+]	0.5%	1,073	-6	-48	1.84%
[-] 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 Tate County, MS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	S1	58%	Roger Wicker* (R)	9,225	72.5%	Ty Pinkins (D)	3,498	27.5%	0	0.0%	12,723	10	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2024:
2023	G	40%	Tate Reeves* (R)	5,284	60.9%	Brandon Presley (D)	3,193	36.8%	196 [+]	2.3%	8,673	10	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Gwendolyn Gray (I) 196 (2.3%);
2020	S2	60%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	8,071	62.0%	Mike Espy (D)	4,694	36.0%	256 [+]	2.0%	13,021	8	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jimmy Edwards (Libertarian) 256 (2.0%);
2019	G	39%	Tate Reeves (R)	4,969	59.7%	Jim Hood (D)	3,215	38.6%	143 [+]	1.7%	8,327	8	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: David Singletary (I) 97 (1.2%); Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution) 46 (0.6%);
2018	S2 RO	38%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	4,935	60.5%	Mike Espy (D)	3,223	39.5%	0	0.0%	8,158	7	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S2	40%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	3,622	42.1%	Mike Espy (D)	2,760	32.1%	2,228 [+]	25.9%	8,610	25	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris McDaniel (R) 2,058 (23.9%); Tobey Bartee (D) 170 (2.0%);
2018	S1	40%	Roger Wicker* (R)	5,680	66.6%	David Baria (D)	2,638	30.9%	213 [+]	2.5%	8,531	8	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Danny Bedwell (Libertarian) 174 (2.0%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 39 (0.5%);
2015	G	28%	Phil Bryant* (R)	4,486	73.6%	Robert Gray (D)	1,527	25.0%	83 [+]	1.4%	6,096	7	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 83 (1.4%);
2014	S2	23%	Thad Cochran* (R)	3,159	63.6%	Travis Childers (D)	1,676	33.7%	135 [+]	2.7%	4,970	4	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 135 (2.7%);
2012	S1	56%	Roger Wicker* (R)	7,069	58.5%	Albert N. Gore (D)	4,723	39.1%	283 [+]	2.3%	12,075	1	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Thomas Cramer (Constitution) 169 (1.4%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 114 (0.9%);
2011	G	38%	Phil Bryant (R)	5,612	68.2%	Johnny DuPree (D)	2,621	31.8%	0	0.0%	8,233	7	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2011:
2008	S2	59%	Thad Cochran* (R)	7,869	64.5%	Erik Fleming (D)	4,324	35.5%	0	0.0%	12,193	3	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2008	S1	58%	Roger Wicker* (R)	7,196	59.4%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	4,916	40.6%	0	0.0%	12,112	4	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	32%	Haley Barbour* (R)	4,508	67.5%	John Eaves (D)	2,167	32.5%	0	0.0%	6,675	10	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2006	S1	27%	Trent Lott* (R)	3,495	64.2%	Erik Fleming (D)	1,845	33.9%	107 [+]	2.0%	5,447	1	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Harold Taylor (Libertarian) 107 (2.0%);
2003	G	37%	Haley Barbour (R)	3,898	53.9%	Ronnie Musgrove* (D)	3,247	44.9%	87 [+]	1.2%	7,232	1	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2003: John Cripps (Constitution) 44 (0.6%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 28 (0.4%); Sherman Dillon (Green) 15 (0.2%);
2002	S2	21%	Thad Cochran* (R)	3,363	85.1%	Shawn O'Hara (Reform)	591	14.9%	0	0.0%	3,954	0	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
2000	S1	49%	Trent Lott* (R)	5,982	66.2%	Troy Brown (D)	2,895	32.0%	158 [+]	1.7%	9,035	0	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Jimmy Giles (I) 82 (0.9%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 39 (0.4%); Lewis Napper (Libertarian) 37 (0.4%);
1999	G	32%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	3,861	65.6%	Mike Parker (R)	1,935	32.9%	92 [+]	1.6%	5,888	-16	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Jerry Ladner (Reform) 50 (0.8%); Helen Perkins (I) 42 (0.7%);
1996	S2	44%	Thad Cochran* (R)	4,999	66.0%	James "Bootie" Hunt (D)	2,468	32.6%	108 [+]	1.4%	7,575	-5	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ted Weill (I) 108 (1.4%);
1995	G	44%	Kirk Fordice* (R)	4,532	61.9%	Dick Molpus (D)	2,791	38.1%	0	0.0%	7,323	6	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1995:
1994	S1	29%	Trent Lott* (R)	3,408	72.1%	Ken Harper (D)	1,322	27.9%	0	0.0%	4,730	3	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1991	G	47%	Ray Mabus* (D)	3,752	51.2%	Kirk Fordice (R)	3,495	47.6%	88 [+]	1.2%	7,335	-3	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1991: Shawn O'Hara (I) 88 (1.2%);
1990	S2	County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988	S1	53%	Trent Lott (R)	4,297	54.5%	Wayne Dowdy (D)	3,591	45.5%	0	0.0%	7,888	1	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1987	G	27%	Ray Mabus (D)	2,372	59.2%	Jack Reed (R)	1,638	40.8%	0	0.0%	4,010	-6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1984	S2	54%	Thad Cochran* (R)	4,247	55.5%	William Winter (D)	3,403	44.5%	0	0.0%	7,650	-5	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1983	G	37%	Bill Allain (D)	3,173	61.6%	Leon Bramlett (R)	1,593	30.9%	385 [+]	7.5%	5,151	-8	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Charles Evers (I) 385 (7.5%);
1982	S1	31%	John Stennis* (D)	3,038	69.7%	Haley Barbour (R)	1,322	30.3%	0	0.0%	4,360	-5	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1979	G	40%	William Winter (D)	3,572	69.6%	Gil Carmichael (R)	1,558	30.4%	0	0.0%	5,130	-9	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	27%	Maurice Dantin (D)	1,443	41.5%	Thad Cochran (R)	1,392	40.0%	641 [+]	18.4%	3,476	-5	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Charles Evers (I) 624 (18.0%); Henry Kirksey (I) 17 (0.5%);
1976	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975	G	42%	Cliff Finch (D)	3,801	73.4%	Gil Carmichael (R)	1,293	25.0%	86 [+]	1.7%	5,180	-20	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1975: Henry Kirksey (I) 86 (1.7%);
1972	S2	44%	James Eastland* (D)	4,451	84.7%	Gil Carmichael (R)	711	13.5%	91 [+]	1.7%	5,253	-25	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Prentiss Walker (I) 54 (1.0%); C.L. McKinley (I) 37 (0.7%);
1971	G	53%	William Waller (D)	4,277	73.8%	Charles Evers (I)	1,477	25.5%	39 [+]	0.7%	5,793	n/a	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Tom Brady (I) 39 (0.7%);
1970	S1	26%	John Stennis* (D)	2,459	87.5%	William Thompson (I)	350	12.5%	0	0.0%	2,809	n/a	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1967	G	37%	John Bell Williams (D)	2,994	81.2%	Rubel Phillips (R)	694	18.8%	0	0.0%	3,688	-11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1967:
1966	S2	26%	James Eastland* (D)	2,009	77.2%	Prentiss Walker (R)	450	17.3%	143 [+]	5.5%	2,602	-9	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Clifton Whitley (I) 143 (5.5%);
1964	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963	G	25%	Paul Johnson, Jr. (D)	1,569	64.1%	Rubel Phillips (R)	877	35.9%	0	0.0%	2,446	-2	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1960	S2	17%	James Eastland* (D)	1,583	97.4%	Joe Moore (R)	42	2.6%	0	0.0%	1,625	-6	0.61%
[-] 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 Tate County, MS

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Voter Registration Data for Tate County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Tate County, MS were estimated to be 32% Republican and 23% Democrat.