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Forrest County, MS


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hattiesburg, MS
Designated Market Area: Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2024 population: 78,435   ( 258 from 2020)
Land area: 466.0 square miles
Population density: 168.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:43,848 55.90% 0.5%
Black:28,49436.33% 1.0%
Indian:1980.25% 9.4%
Asian:9781.25% 11.5%
2+ races:1,2791.63% 22.2%
Hispanic:3,6384.64% 12.5%
Total non-White:34,58744.10% 1.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,227 13.5
Deaths:3,98512.7
Net Migration: -689-2.2
Net Immigration: 6772.2
Change in White population:-216 -0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:474 0.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Forrest County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -711 R +1,569 R + 6.8%
D -2,280
2024 vs. 2016 R +1,118 R +1,359 R + 4.4%
D -241
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,829 D +210 D + 2.4%
D +2,039
2024 vs. 2012 R +5 R +1,802 R + 7.1%
D -1,797
2016 vs. 2008 R +165 R +71 R + 0.1%
D +94
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 48% Donald Trump (R) 16,579 58.2% Kamala Harris (D) 11,475 40.3% 412 [+] 1.4% 28,466 -3 9 2.32%
2020 53% Donald Trump* (R) 17,290 54.6% Joe Biden (D) 13,755 43.5% 609 [+] 1.9% 31,654 -3 8 2.41%
2016 48% Donald Trump (R) 15,461 55.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 11,716 41.7% 887 [+] 3.2% 28,064 -3 9 2.32%
2012 52% Mitt Romney (R) 16,574 54.8% Barack Obama* (D) 13,272 43.9% 390 [+] 1.3% 30,236 0 8 2.35%
2008 48% John McCain (R) 15,296 56.3% Barack Obama (D) 11,622 42.8% 266 [+] 1.0% 27,184 0 11 2.11%
2004 48% George W. Bush* (R) 16,318 61.0% John Kerry (D) 10,220 38.2% 207 [+] 0.8% 26,745 2 10 2.32%
2000 41% George W. Bush (R) 13,281 59.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,500 38.2% 470 [+] 2.1% 22,251 2 12 2.24%
1996 38% Robert Dole (R) 11,278 55.2% Bill Clinton* (D) 7,965 39.0% 1,199 [+] 5.9% 20,442 6 14 2.29%
1992 44% George Bush* (R) 12,432 54.6% Bill Clinton (D) 8,333 36.6% 1,988 [+] 8.7% 22,753 5 17 2.32%
1988 43% George Bush (R) 14,249 66.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 6,953 32.6% 116 [+] 0.5% 21,318 7 13 2.29%
1984 46% Ronald Reagan* (R) 15,719 69.6% Walter Mondale (D) 6,786 30.1% 71 0.3% 22,576 8 11 2.40%
1980 45% Ronald Reagan (R) 12,656 59.3% Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,274 38.8% 397 [+] 1.9% 21,327 10 9 2.39%
1976 45% Gerald Ford* (R) 10,770 56.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 7,914 41.4% 436 [+] 2.3% 19,120 9 8 2.49%
1972 44% Richard Nixon* (R) 14,418 80.6% George McGovern (D) 2,933 16.4% 547 [+] 3.1% 17,898 2 20 2.77%
1968 50% George Wallace (AIP) 9,975 61.5% Richard Nixon (R) 3,294 20.3% 2,957 [+] 18.2% 16,226 7 -23 2.48%
1964 33% Barry Goldwater (R) 9,291 89.2% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 1,128 10.8% 0 0.0% 10,419 2 51 2.55%
1960 29% Richard Nixon (R) 3,412 39.5% Write-ins (I) 3,152 36.5% 2,068 [+] 24.0% 8,632 15 -10 2.89%
1956 21% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 2,256 37.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,928 32.1% 1,829 30.4% 6,013 13 -20 2.42%
1952 27% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 4,480 60.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,936 39.6% 0 0.0% 7,416 21 5 2.60%
1948 24% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 5,296 90.1% Harry Truman* (D) 406 6.9% 178 [+] 3.0% 5,880 0 -42 3.06%
1944 18% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,649 89.3% Thomas Dewey (R) 436 10.7% 0 0.0% 4,085 4 -35 2.27%
1940 16% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,075 92.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 228 6.9% 10 0.3% 3,313 3 -38 1.88%
1936 21% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,596 93.6% Alf Landon (R) 234 6.1% 11 [+] 0.3% 3,841 3 -30 2.37%
1932 14% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 2,068 90.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 182 8.0% 30 [+] 1.3% 2,280 4 -32 1.56%
1928 22% Al Smith (D) 1,793 55.3% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,447 44.7% 0 0.0% 3,240 27 -14 2.14%
1924 17% John Davis (D) 1,826 85.6% Calvin Coolidge (R) 156 7.3% 152 [+] 7.1% 2,134 0 -47 1.90%
1920 12% James Cox (D) 1,151 84.8% Warren Harding (R) 140 10.3% 66 [+] 4.9% 1,357 -4 -50 1.65%
1916 12% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,146 90.8% Allan Benson (Soc) 62 4.9% 54 [+] 4.3% 1,262 -1 -42 1.46%
1912 10% Woodrow Wilson (D) 886 82.6% Eugene Debs (Soc) 112 10.4% 75 [+] 7.0% 1,073 -1 -22 1.66%
1908 12% William J. Bryan (D) 822 89.0% Write-ins (I) 52 5.6% 50 [+] 5.4% 924 -1 -46 1.39%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Forrest County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 47% Roger Wicker* (R) 17,104 60.4% Ty Pinkins (D) 11,221 39.6% 0 0.0% 28,325 -2 2.34%
2023 G 31% Brandon Presley (D) 9,134 49.7% Tate Reeves* (R) 8,999 49.0% 251 [+] 1.4% 18,384 -2 2.24%
2020 S2 53% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 16,079 50.8% Mike Espy (D) 14,871 47.0% 695 [+] 2.2% 31,645 -3 2.41%
2019 G 35% Tate Reeves (R) 10,380 49.6% Jim Hood (D) 10,223 48.8% 326 [+] 1.6% 20,929 -2 2.37%
2018 S2 RO 36% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 10,933 50.8% Mike Espy (D) 10,608 49.2% 0 0.0% 21,541 -3 2.37%
2018 S2 38% Mike Espy (D) 9,725 42.6% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 8,272 36.2% 4,853 [+] 21.2% 22,850 14 2.42%
2018 S1 38% Roger Wicker* (R) 12,539 56.2% David Baria (D) 9,134 41.0% 630 [+] 2.8% 22,303 -2 2.38%
2015 G 29% Phil Bryant* (R) 11,998 69.6% Robert Gray (D) 4,968 28.8% 270 [+] 1.6% 17,236 3 2.40%
2014 S2 25% Thad Cochran* (R) 9,196 64.1% Travis Childers (D) 4,766 33.2% 384 [+] 2.7% 14,346 4 2.27%
2012 S1 51% Roger Wicker* (R) 16,659 56.4% Albert N. Gore (D) 12,053 40.8% 820 [+] 2.8% 29,532 -1 2.38%
2011 G 38% Phil Bryant (R) 12,574 57.6% Johnny DuPree (D) 9,268 42.4% 0 0.0% 21,842 -3 2.44%
2008 S2 46% Thad Cochran* (R) 16,926 64.5% Erik Fleming (D) 9,335 35.5% 0 0.0% 26,261 3 2.11%
2008 S1 46% Roger Wicker* (R) 14,621 55.8% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 11,574 44.2% 0 0.0% 26,195 1 2.11%
2007 G 28% Haley Barbour* (R) 9,839 61.2% John Eaves (D) 6,232 38.8% 0 0.0% 16,071 3 2.16%
2006 S1 25% Trent Lott* (R) 9,752 69.5% Erik Fleming (D) 4,031 28.7% 246 [+] 1.8% 14,029 6 2.30%
2003 G 34% Haley Barbour (R) 11,134 58.7% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 7,562 39.9% 274 [+] 1.4% 18,970 6 2.12%
2002 S2 28% Thad Cochran* (R) 13,771 88.0% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 1,880 12.0% 0 0.0% 15,651 3 2.48%
2000 S1 41% Trent Lott* (R) 15,571 68.9% Troy Brown (D) 6,371 28.2% 657 [+] 2.9% 22,599 3 2.27%
1999 G 30% Mike Parker (R) 8,105 50.3% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 7,832 48.6% 190 [+] 1.2% 16,127 2 2.11%
1996 S2 39% Thad Cochran* (R) 16,626 81.2% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 3,569 17.4% 283 [+] 1.4% 20,478 10 2.33%
1995 G 33% Kirk Fordice* (R) 10,515 60.9% Dick Molpus (D) 6,765 39.1% 0 0.0% 17,280 5 2.11%
1994 S1 29% Trent Lott* (R) 11,505 76.3% Ken Harper (D) 3,566 23.7% 0 0.0% 15,071 8 2.48%
1991 G 35% Kirk Fordice (R) 10,072 56.8% Ray Mabus* (D) 7,371 41.6% 289 [+] 1.6% 17,732 6 2.49%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 44% Trent Lott (R) 14,751 67.7% Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,053 32.3% 0 0.0% 21,804 14 2.30%
1987 G 34% Jack Reed (R) 8,795 52.3% Ray Mabus (D) 8,030 47.7% 0 0.0% 16,825 6 2.33%
1984 S2 48% Thad Cochran* (R) 16,086 69.3% William Winter (D) 7,120 30.7% 0 0.0% 23,206 8 2.44%
1983 G 37% Leon Bramlett (R) 9,275 52.0% Bill Allain (D) 7,577 42.5% 983 [+] 5.5% 17,835 13 2.40%
1982 S1 30% John Stennis* (D) 8,681 61.0% Haley Barbour (R) 5,555 39.0% 0 0.0% 14,236 3 2.21%
1979 G 38% William Winter (D) 8,902 52.6% Gil Carmichael (R) 8,008 47.4% 0 0.0% 16,910 8 2.50%
1978 S2 36% Thad Cochran (R) 7,251 46.4% Maurice Dantin (D) 5,893 37.7% 2,481 [+] 15.9% 15,625 1 2.68%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 41% Gil Carmichael (R) 9,746 56.8% Cliff Finch (D) 7,245 42.2% 170 [+] 1.0% 17,161 12 2.42%
1972 S2 46% James Eastland* (D) 8,996 48.6% Gil Carmichael (R) 8,949 48.4% 562 [+] 3.0% 18,507 10 2.87%
1971 G 53% William Waller (D) 16,144 83.1% Charles Evers (I) 3,219 16.6% 70 [+] 0.4% 19,433 n/a 2.49%
1970 S1 24% John Stennis* (D) 8,154 93.4% William Thompson (I) 573 6.6% 0 0.0% 8,727 n/a 2.69%
1967 G 40% John Bell Williams (D) 7,779 60.6% Rubel Phillips (R) 5,056 39.4% 0 0.0% 12,835 10 2.86%
1966 S2 32% James Eastland* (D) 6,360 61.8% Prentiss Walker (R) 3,488 33.9% 436 [+] 4.2% 10,284 7 2.61%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 31% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 6,132 63.4% Rubel Phillips (R) 3,534 36.6% 0 0.0% 9,666 -1 2.66%
1960 S2 25% James Eastland* (D) 6,449 86.9% Joe Moore (R) 970 13.1% 0 0.0% 7,419 5 2.79%
*: 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 Forrest County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS04Mike Ezell* (R) 17,631 62.4% Craig Raybon (D) 10,641 37.6% 0 0.0% 28,272
County Total for 2024-11-05:   28,272
2022-11-08 MS04Mike Ezell (R) 10,802 60.5% Johnny DuPree (D) 6,543 36.6% 516 2.9% 17,861
County Total for 2022-11-08:   17,861
2020-11-03 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 23,635 100.0% 0 0.0% 23,635
County Total for 2020-11-03:   23,635
2018-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 12,932 56.9% Jeramey Anderson (D) 9,598 42.2% 200 0.9% 22,730
County Total for 2018-11-06:   22,730
2016-11-08 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 14,943 53.9% Mark Gladney (D) 10,402 37.6% 2,353 8.5% 27,698
County Total for 2016-11-08:   27,698
2014-11-04 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 9,088 63.0% Matt Moore (D) 4,468 31.0% 878 6.1% 14,434
County Total for 2014-11-04:   14,434
2012-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 16,090 55.2% Matt Moore (D) 11,492 39.4% 1,551 5.3% 29,133
County Total for 2012-11-06:   29,133
2010-11-02 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 9,467 49.7% Steven Palazzo (R) 9,250 48.5% 350 1.8% 19,067
County Total for 2010-11-02:   19,067
2008-11-04 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 20,517 76.8% John McCay (R) 6,203 23.2% 0 0.0% 26,720
County Total for 2008-11-04:   26,720
2006-11-07 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 11,013 79.4% Randy McDonnell (R) 2,864 20.6% 0 0.0% 13,877
County Total for 2006-11-07:   13,877
2004-11-02 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 16,745 62.5% Mike Lott (R) 9,793 36.5% 260 1.0% 26,798
County Total for 2004-11-02:   26,798
2002-11-05 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 12,282 76.7% Karl Mertz (R) 3,234 20.2% 487 3.0% 16,003
County Total for 2002-11-05:   16,003
2000-11-07 MS05Gene Taylor* (D) 18,605 80.4% Randy McDonnell (R) 3,232 14.0% 1,316 5.7% 23,153
County Total for 2000-11-07:   23,153
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Forrest County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Forrest County, MS were estimated to be 28% Republican and 21% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 52,502 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 52,502 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
1994 31,953 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 31,953 100.0% n/a n/a 61%
1986 39,585 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 39,585 100.0% n/a n/a 80%
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.