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Harrison County, MS


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
Designated Market Area: Biloxi-Gulfport, MS
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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2024 population: 213,730   ( 5,103 from 2020)
Land area: 573.6 square miles
Population density: 372.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:130,122 60.88% 0.5%
Black:54,90525.69% 3.4%
Indian:6830.32% 12.5%
Asian:6,5383.06% 9.1%
2+ races:5,7172.67% 6.5%
Hispanic:15,7657.38% 13.4%
Total non-White:83,60839.12% 5.7%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:10,285 12.3
Deaths:10,68512.8
Net Migration: 2,8083.4
Net Immigration: 2,5553.1
Change in White population:623 0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:4,480 2.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Harrison County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +1,675 R +2,848 R + 3.6%
D -1,173
2024 vs. 2016 R +8,143 R +2,757 D + 1.9%
D +5,386
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,468 D +91 D + 5.6%
D +6,559
2024 vs. 2012 R +9,027 R +5,591 R + 3.1%
D +3,436
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,597 R +3,101 R + 5.0%
D -1,504
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 47% Donald Trump (R) 48,497 63.9% Kamala Harris (D) 26,555 35.0% 871 [+] 1.1% 75,923 3 14 6.18%
2020 48% Donald Trump* (R) 46,822 61.7% Joe Biden (D) 27,728 36.5% 1,335 [+] 1.8% 75,885 4 15 5.77%
2016 42% Donald Trump (R) 40,354 63.7% Hillary Clinton (D) 21,169 33.4% 1,790 [+] 2.8% 63,313 6 18 5.23%
2012 44% Mitt Romney (R) 39,470 62.3% Barack Obama* (D) 23,119 36.5% 739 [+] 1.2% 63,328 7 15 4.93%
2008 44% John McCain (R) 38,757 62.6% Barack Obama (D) 22,673 36.6% 527 [+] 0.9% 61,957 6 17 4.80%
2004 45% George W. Bush* (R) 39,703 62.7% John Kerry (D) 23,076 36.5% 509 [+] 0.8% 63,288 3 12 5.49%
2000 37% George W. Bush (R) 32,256 61.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 19,142 36.4% 1,218 [+] 2.3% 52,616 4 13 5.29%
1996 37% Robert Dole (R) 25,486 52.8% Bill Clinton* (D) 18,775 38.9% 3,974 [+] 8.2% 48,235 4 12 5.40%
1992 38% George Bush* (R) 25,049 52.8% Bill Clinton (D) 15,268 32.2% 7,090 [+] 15.0% 47,407 3 15 4.83%
1988 41% George Bush (R) 32,892 68.9% Michael Dukakis (D) 14,439 30.2% 423 [+] 0.9% 47,754 9 15 5.13%
1984 41% Ronald Reagan* (R) 33,995 72.8% Walter Mondale (D) 12,495 26.8% 187 0.4% 46,677 11 14 4.96%
1980 39% Ronald Reagan (R) 25,175 58.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 16,318 38.0% 1,395 [+] 3.3% 42,888 9 8 4.80%
1976 38% Gerald Ford* (R) 19,207 51.7% Jimmy Carter (D) 16,569 44.6% 1,363 [+] 3.7% 37,139 4 4 4.83%
1972 38% Richard Nixon* (R) 28,962 84.0% George McGovern (D) 4,761 13.8% 747 [+] 2.2% 34,470 6 23 5.34%
1968 40% George Wallace (AIP) 18,157 62.1% Richard Nixon (R) 6,542 22.4% 4,549 [+] 15.6% 29,248 9 -21 4.47%
1964 31% Barry Goldwater (R) 16,301 75.1% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 5,393 24.9% 0 0.0% 21,694 -12 37 5.30%
1960 26% John Kennedy (D) 8,961 53.5% Richard Nixon (R) 5,177 30.9% 2,621 15.6% 16,759 6 -19 5.62%
1956 22% Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,549 50.4% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 5,742 44.2% 710 5.5% 13,001 20 -13 5.24%
1952 26% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,181 54.6% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 5,960 45.4% 0 0.0% 13,141 6 -10 4.60%
1948 17% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 6,325 84.8% Harry Truman* (D) 692 9.3% 441 [+] 5.9% 7,458 3 -40 3.88%
1944 18% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,976 90.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 622 9.4% 0 0.0% 6,598 3 -36 3.66%
1940 22% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,577 89.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 633 10.2% 4 0.1% 6,214 6 -35 3.53%
1936 19% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,208 88.8% Alf Landon (R) 495 10.4% 37 [+] 0.8% 4,740 8 -26 2.92%
1932 19% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,124 89.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 449 9.7% 46 [+] 1.0% 4,619 6 -30 3.16%
1928 25% Al Smith (D) 3,712 71.4% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,485 28.6% 0 0.0% 5,197 11 -30 3.43%
1924 20% John Davis (D) 3,044 81.4% Calvin Coolidge (R) 523 14.0% 172 [+] 4.6% 3,739 6 -40 3.33%
1920 10% James Cox (D) 1,267 78.0% Warren Harding (R) 314 19.3% 44 [+] 2.7% 1,625 5 -41 1.97%
1916 10% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,395 84.7% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 197 12.0% 55 [+] 3.3% 1,647 7 -34 1.90%
1912 10% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,292 81.0% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 181 11.3% 123 [+] 7.7% 1,596 0 -20 2.48%
1908 12% William J. Bryan (D) 1,390 79.5% William Taft (R) 267 15.3% 92 [+] 5.3% 1,749 9 -36 2.62%
1904 9% Alton Parker (D) 895 79.8% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 157 14.0% 69 [+] 6.2% 1,121 8 -42 1.91%
1900 8% William J. Bryan (D) 611 79.8% William McKinley* (R) 150 19.6% 5 [+] 0.7% 766 10 -32 1.31%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harrison County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 46% Roger Wicker* (R) 49,863 66.3% Ty Pinkins (D) 25,289 33.7% 0 0.0% 75,152 4 6.20%
2023 G 27% Tate Reeves* (R) 24,216 56.2% Brandon Presley (D) 18,301 42.5% 582 [+] 1.4% 43,099 5 5.25%
2020 S2 48% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 43,180 57.0% Mike Espy (D) 30,367 40.1% 2,152 [+] 2.8% 75,699 3 5.77%
2019 G 28% Tate Reeves (R) 25,836 58.1% Jim Hood (D) 17,955 40.4% 700 [+] 1.6% 44,491 6 5.03%
2018 S2 RO 31% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 28,167 59.3% Mike Espy (D) 19,339 40.7% 0 0.0% 47,506 6 5.23%
2018 S2 33% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 24,784 48.1% Mike Espy (D) 18,710 36.3% 7,996 [+] 15.5% 51,490 21 5.45%
2018 S1 33% Roger Wicker* (R) 32,414 62.7% David Baria (D) 18,391 35.6% 918 [+] 1.8% 51,723 4 5.52%
2015 G 21% Phil Bryant* (R) 21,548 69.5% Robert Gray (D) 8,708 28.1% 739 [+] 2.4% 30,995 3 4.32%
2014 S2 23% Thad Cochran* (R) 22,113 65.8% Travis Childers (D) 10,269 30.6% 1,222 [+] 3.6% 33,604 6 5.32%
2012 S1 43% Roger Wicker* (R) 40,061 64.3% Albert N. Gore (D) 20,452 32.8% 1,784 [+] 2.9% 62,297 7 5.02%
2011 G 28% Phil Bryant (R) 25,488 63.7% Johnny DuPree (D) 14,540 36.3% 0 0.0% 40,028 3 4.48%
2008 S2 43% Thad Cochran* (R) 43,275 71.1% Erik Fleming (D) 17,625 28.9% 0 0.0% 60,900 10 4.88%
2008 S1 43% Roger Wicker* (R) 35,457 59.0% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 24,608 41.0% 0 0.0% 60,065 4 4.83%
2007 G 24% Haley Barbour* (R) 23,978 71.4% John Eaves (D) 9,604 28.6% 0 0.0% 33,582 14 4.51%
2006 S1 19% Trent Lott* (R) 20,722 76.1% Erik Fleming (D) 6,066 22.3% 457 [+] 1.7% 27,245 12 4.46%
2003 G 31% Haley Barbour (R) 23,641 54.0% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 19,310 44.1% 808 [+] 1.8% 43,759 1 4.89%
2002 S2 30% Thad Cochran* (R) 35,954 86.1% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 5,816 13.9% 0 0.0% 41,770 1 6.62%
2000 S1 37% Trent Lott* (R) 37,221 71.5% Troy Brown (D) 13,160 25.3% 1,675 [+] 3.2% 52,056 6 5.24%
1999 G 26% Mike Parker (R) 19,246 53.2% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 16,120 44.6% 779 [+] 2.2% 36,145 5 4.73%
1996 S2 36% Thad Cochran* (R) 37,596 78.7% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 9,418 19.7% 756 [+] 1.6% 47,770 8 5.44%
1995 G 29% Kirk Fordice* (R) 20,280 54.1% Dick Molpus (D) 17,226 45.9% 0 0.0% 37,506 -1 4.58%
1994 S1 27% Trent Lott* (R) 25,956 75.3% Ken Harper (D) 8,509 24.7% 0 0.0% 34,465 7 5.67%
1991 G 29% Ray Mabus* (D) 21,520 60.6% Kirk Fordice (R) 13,629 38.4% 358 [+] 1.0% 35,507 -12 4.99%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 42% Trent Lott (R) 33,149 67.1% Wayne Dowdy (D) 16,275 32.9% 0 0.0% 49,424 13 5.22%
1987 G 31% Ray Mabus (D) 20,901 57.8% Jack Reed (R) 15,254 42.2% 0 0.0% 36,155 -4 5.01%
1984 S2 43% Thad Cochran* (R) 32,946 67.9% William Winter (D) 15,609 32.1% 0 0.0% 48,555 7 5.10%
1983 G 31% Bill Allain (D) 19,831 56.5% Leon Bramlett (R) 12,979 37.0% 2,312 [+] 6.6% 35,122 -2 4.73%
1982 S1 25% John Stennis* (D) 17,474 63.2% Haley Barbour (R) 10,195 36.8% 0 0.0% 27,669 1 4.29%
1979 G 30% Gil Carmichael (R) 15,687 52.0% William Winter (D) 14,481 48.0% 0 0.0% 30,168 13 4.45%
1978 S2 28% Thad Cochran (R) 14,124 49.5% Maurice Dantin (D) 10,819 37.9% 3,602 [+] 12.6% 28,545 4 4.89%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 31% Gil Carmichael (R) 17,463 57.9% Cliff Finch (D) 12,284 40.7% 438 [+] 1.5% 30,185 13 4.26%
1972 S2 38% James Eastland* (D) 21,585 62.8% Gil Carmichael (R) 12,040 35.0% 749 [+] 2.2% 34,374 -4 5.32%
1971 G 43% William Waller (D) 30,139 85.3% Charles Evers (I) 4,975 14.1% 214 [+] 0.6% 35,328 n/a 4.53%
1970 S1 13% John Stennis* (D) 9,693 93.0% William Thompson (I) 725 7.0% 0 0.0% 10,418 n/a 3.21%
1967 G 24% John Bell Williams (D) 11,751 68.8% Rubel Phillips (R) 5,336 31.2% 0 0.0% 17,087 2 3.81%
1966 S2 23% James Eastland* (D) 11,960 71.9% Prentiss Walker (R) 4,211 25.3% 457 [+] 2.7% 16,628 -1 4.21%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 24% Rubel Phillips (R) 8,816 53.0% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 7,804 47.0% 0 0.0% 16,620 15 4.57%
1960 S2 24% James Eastland* (D) 12,992 83.1% Joe Moore (R) 2,645 16.9% 0 0.0% 15,637 9 5.88%
*: 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 Harrison County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS04Mike Ezell* (R) 50,752 67.7% Craig Raybon (D) 24,247 32.3% 0 0.0% 74,999
County Total for 2024-11-05:   74,999
2022-11-08 MS04Mike Ezell (R) 28,455 68.0% Johnny DuPree (D) 12,577 30.0% 844 2.0% 41,876
County Total for 2022-11-08:   41,876
2020-11-03 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 57,126 100.0% 0 0.0% 57,126
County Total for 2020-11-03:   57,126
2018-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 31,729 61.6% Jeramey Anderson (D) 19,059 37.0% 691 1.3% 51,479
County Total for 2018-11-06:   51,479
2016-11-08 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 35,463 57.1% Mark Gladney (D) 21,796 35.1% 4,826 7.8% 62,085
County Total for 2016-11-08:   62,085
2014-11-04 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 21,472 63.4% Matt Moore (D) 10,118 29.9% 2,284 6.7% 33,874
County Total for 2014-11-04:   33,874
2012-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 35,917 57.8% Matt Moore (D) 21,096 33.9% 5,132 8.3% 62,145
County Total for 2012-11-06:   62,145
2010-11-02 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 24,845 57.5% Steven Palazzo (R) 17,917 41.5% 421 1.0% 43,183
County Total for 2010-11-02:   43,183
2008-11-04 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 50,532 82.3% John McCay (R) 10,856 17.7% 0 0.0% 61,388
County Total for 2008-11-04:   61,388
2006-11-07 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 23,523 86.5% Randy McDonnell (R) 3,667 13.5% 0 0.0% 27,190
County Total for 2006-11-07:   27,190
2004-11-02 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 45,319 69.7% Mike Lott (R) 16,875 26.0% 2,799 4.3% 64,993
County Total for 2004-11-02:   64,993
2002-11-05 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 34,486 79.7% Karl Mertz (R) 7,258 16.8% 1,510 3.5% 43,254
County Total for 2002-11-05:   43,254
2000-11-07 MS05Gene Taylor* (D) 42,339 78.9% Randy McDonnell (R) 8,114 15.1% 3,188 5.9% 53,641
County Total for 2000-11-07:   53,641
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Harrison County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Harrison County, MS were estimated to be 29% Republican and 14% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 144,215 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 144,215 100.0% n/a n/a 89%
1994 72,262 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 72,262 100.0% n/a n/a 56%
1986 79,163 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 79,163 100.0% n/a n/a 68%
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.