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Hinds County, MS


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Jackson, MS
Designated Market Area: Jackson, MS
USDA County Type (2025): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2024 population: 211,975   ( 15,764 from 2020)
Land area: 869.8 square miles
Population density: 243.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:47,982 22.64% 10.5%
Black:154,85773.05% 6.5%
Indian:1330.06% 17.4%
Asian:1,9780.93% 17.7%
2+ races:1,9640.93% 3.8%
Hispanic:5,0612.39% 11.6%
Total non-White:163,99377.36% 5.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:11,371 12.5
Deaths:11,38112.5
Net Migration: -17,670-19.4
Net Immigration: 1,9572.1
Change in White population:-5,651 -2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:-10,113 -4.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Hinds County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -2,325 R +8,385 R + 2.3%
D -10,710
2024 vs. 2016 R -2,459 R +2,295 D + 1.2%
D -4,754
2020 vs. 2016 R -134 D +6,090 D + 3.5%
D +5,956
2024 vs. 2012 R -6,848 R +6,424 D + 2.8%
D -13,272
2016 vs. 2008 R -7,674 R +133 D + 6.4%
D -7,807
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 54% Kamala Harris (D) 62,840 72.1% Donald Trump (R) 22,816 26.2% 1,472 [+] 1.7% 87,128 -35 -24 7.09%
2020 59% Joe Biden (D) 73,550 73.4% Donald Trump* (R) 25,141 25.1% 1,517 [+] 1.5% 100,208 -32 -22 7.62%
2016 55% Hillary Clinton (D) 67,594 71.1% Donald Trump (R) 25,275 26.6% 2,208 [+] 2.3% 95,077 -31 -19 7.85%
2012 60% Barack Obama* (D) 76,112 71.5% Mitt Romney (R) 29,664 27.9% 715 [+] 0.7% 106,491 -27 -19 8.28%
2008 60% Barack Obama (D) 75,401 69.2% John McCain (R) 32,949 30.3% 552 [+] 0.5% 108,902 -26 -15 8.44%
2004 51% John Kerry (D) 54,845 59.3% George W. Bush* (R) 36,975 40.0% 680 [+] 0.7% 92,500 -19 -11 8.03%
2000 49% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 46,789 53.3% George W. Bush (R) 37,753 43.0% 3,228 [+] 3.7% 87,770 -15 -5 8.82%
1996 46% Bill Clinton* (D) 45,410 53.7% Robert Dole (R) 35,653 42.2% 3,446 [+] 4.1% 84,509 -7 1 9.45%
1992 52% George Bush* (R) 45,031 46.9% Bill Clinton (D) 43,434 45.2% 7,559 [+] 7.9% 96,024 -3 9 9.78%
1988 52% George Bush (R) 52,749 55.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 41,058 43.2% 1,199 [+] 1.3% 95,006 -4 2 10.20%
1984 56% Ronald Reagan* (R) 56,953 56.7% Walter Mondale (D) 42,373 42.2% 1,142 1.1% 100,468 -5 -2 10.69%
1980 51% Ronald Reagan (R) 48,135 53.4% Jimmy Carter* (D) 39,369 43.7% 2,570 [+] 2.9% 90,074 4 3 10.09%
1976 49% Gerald Ford* (R) 45,803 60.5% Jimmy Carter (D) 28,748 37.9% 1,205 [+] 1.6% 75,756 13 12 9.85%
1972 44% Richard Nixon* (R) 49,877 77.8% George McGovern (D) 12,679 19.8% 1,540 [+] 2.4% 64,096 0 17 9.92%
1968 52% George Wallace (AIP) 32,366 53.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 14,880 24.5% 13,488 [+] 22.2% 60,734 9 -21 9.28%
1964 38% Barry Goldwater (R) 36,831 87.9% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 5,058 12.1% 0 0.0% 41,889 1 49 10.24%
1960 28% Write-ins (I) 12,094 41.7% Richard Nixon (R) 11,083 38.2% 5,811 [+] 20.0% 28,988 14 -11 9.72%
1956 21% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,104 35.0% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 7,015 34.6% 6,159 30.4% 20,278 10 -23 8.17%
1952 27% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 12,520 53.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 10,933 46.6% 0 0.0% 23,453 14 -2 8.21%
1948 20% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 13,705 89.8% Harry Truman* (D) 1,041 6.8% 509 [+] 3.3% 15,255 1 -42 7.94%
1944 17% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,466 91.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 962 8.4% 0 0.0% 11,428 2 -37 6.34%
1940 17% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 9,917 94.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 538 5.1% 4 0.0% 10,459 1 -40 5.95%
1936 17% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,647 96.3% Alf Landon (R) 313 3.5% 16 [+] 0.2% 8,976 1 -33 5.54%
1932 15% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 6,541 93.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 403 5.8% 39 [+] 0.6% 6,983 2 -34 4.78%
1928 17% Al Smith (D) 5,707 85.4% Herbert Hoover (R) 976 14.6% 0 0.0% 6,683 -3 -44 4.41%
1924 13% John Davis (D) 4,083 90.8% Calvin Coolidge (R) 245 5.4% 170 [+] 3.8% 4,498 -2 -49 4.00%
1920 10% James Cox (D) 2,519 92.0% Warren Harding (R) 151 5.5% 67 [+] 2.4% 2,737 -9 -55 3.32%
1916 8% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,220 95.0% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 97 4.2% 20 [+] 0.9% 2,337 -1 -42 2.70%
1912 7% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,065 92.9% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 88 4.0% 70 [+] 3.1% 2,223 -1 -21 3.45%
1908 7% William J. Bryan (D) 1,747 94.1% William Taft (R) 66 3.6% 43 [+] 2.3% 1,856 -3 -48 2.78%
1904 6% Alton Parker (D) 1,428 95.1% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 49 3.3% 24 [+] 1.6% 1,501 -2 -53 2.56%
1900 6% William J. Bryan (D) 1,365 92.3% William McKinley* (R) 100 6.8% 14 [+] 0.9% 1,479 -3 -45 2.53%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hinds County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 54% Ty Pinkins (D) 60,625 70.1% Roger Wicker* (R) 25,901 29.9% 0 0.0% 86,526 -33 7.14%
2023 G 42% Brandon Presley (D) 54,006 79.2% Tate Reeves* (R) 13,634 20.0% 562 [+] 0.8% 68,202 -31 8.31%
2020 S2 59% Mike Espy (D) 75,467 75.4% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 23,661 23.7% 910 [+] 0.9% 100,038 -30 7.63%
2019 G 42% Jim Hood (D) 56,131 77.5% Tate Reeves (R) 15,604 21.6% 649 [+] 0.9% 72,384 -30 8.18%
2018 S2 RO 47% Mike Espy (D) 61,892 77.0% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 18,464 23.0% 0 0.0% 80,356 -31 8.85%
2018 S2 46% Mike Espy (D) 57,514 72.5% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 17,244 21.7% 4,608 [+] 5.8% 79,366 -15 8.39%
2018 S1 46% David Baria (D) 55,780 70.9% Roger Wicker* (R) 21,644 27.5% 1,282 [+] 1.6% 78,706 -31 8.41%
2015 G 29% Robert Gray (D) 30,734 60.0% Phil Bryant* (R) 19,530 38.2% 922 [+] 1.8% 51,186 -28 7.13%
2014 S2 29% Travis Childers (D) 29,609 57.8% Thad Cochran* (R) 20,975 41.0% 600 [+] 1.2% 51,184 -19 8.10%
2012 S1 56% Albert N. Gore (D) 67,329 67.3% Roger Wicker* (R) 31,183 31.1% 1,601 [+] 1.6% 100,113 -26 8.06%
2011 G 39% Johnny DuPree (D) 45,851 65.6% Phil Bryant (R) 24,092 34.4% 0 0.0% 69,943 -27 7.83%
2008 S2 58% Erik Fleming (D) 65,157 62.3% Thad Cochran* (R) 39,431 37.7% 0 0.0% 104,588 -24 8.39%
2008 S1 58% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 69,536 66.0% Roger Wicker* (R) 35,743 34.0% 0 0.0% 105,279 -21 8.47%
2007 G 34% John Eaves (D) 34,074 56.0% Haley Barbour* (R) 26,746 44.0% 0 0.0% 60,820 -14 8.17%
2006 S1 33% Erik Fleming (D) 33,343 56.8% Trent Lott* (R) 24,478 41.7% 851 [+] 1.5% 58,672 -22 9.60%
2003 G 40% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 42,700 58.9% Haley Barbour (R) 29,057 40.1% 758 [+] 1.0% 72,515 -13 8.11%
2002 S2 31% Thad Cochran* (R) 46,687 82.2% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 10,138 17.8% 0 0.0% 56,825 -2 9.01%
2000 S1 46% Trent Lott* (R) 42,960 51.4% Troy Brown (D) 37,112 44.4% 3,523 [+] 4.2% 83,595 -14 8.41%
1999 G 37% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 36,788 55.3% Mike Parker (R) 28,389 42.7% 1,385 [+] 2.1% 66,562 -6 8.71%
1996 S2 44% Thad Cochran* (R) 52,094 64.4% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 27,515 34.0% 1,335 [+] 1.6% 80,944 -7 9.21%
1995 G 41% Dick Molpus (D) 40,216 54.4% Kirk Fordice* (R) 33,757 45.6% 0 0.0% 73,973 -10 9.03%
1994 S1 28% Trent Lott* (R) 30,611 60.2% Ken Harper (D) 20,225 39.8% 0 0.0% 50,836 -9 8.36%
1991 G 38% Ray Mabus* (D) 34,574 50.2% Kirk Fordice (R) 32,399 47.0% 1,966 [+] 2.9% 68,939 -4 9.69%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 52% Trent Lott (R) 48,412 51.2% Wayne Dowdy (D) 46,145 48.8% 0 0.0% 94,557 -3 9.99%
1987 G 38% Ray Mabus (D) 36,250 52.6% Jack Reed (R) 32,718 47.4% 0 0.0% 68,968 1 9.56%
1984 S2 56% Thad Cochran* (R) 57,455 57.9% William Winter (D) 41,726 42.1% 0 0.0% 99,181 -3 10.42%
1983 G 42% Leon Bramlett (R) 35,994 47.8% Bill Allain (D) 34,490 45.9% 4,739 [+] 6.3% 75,223 9 10.13%
1982 S1 38% John Stennis* (D) 36,593 55.1% Haley Barbour (R) 29,792 44.9% 0 0.0% 66,385 9 10.29%
1979 G 37% William Winter (D) 37,477 61.6% Gil Carmichael (R) 23,392 38.4% 0 0.0% 60,869 -1 8.99%
1978 S2 40% Thad Cochran (R) 36,405 56.9% Charles Evers (I) 18,511 28.9% 9,100 [+] 14.2% 64,016 12 10.96%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 43% Gil Carmichael (R) 41,894 63.7% Cliff Finch (D) 20,392 31.0% 3,531 [+] 5.4% 65,817 19 9.30%
1972 S2 45% James Eastland* (D) 31,953 48.3% Gil Carmichael (R) 31,499 47.6% 2,771 [+] 4.2% 66,223 9 10.26%
1971 G 55% William Waller (D) 52,944 73.6% Charles Evers (I) 18,402 25.6% 585 [+] 0.8% 71,931 n/a 9.21%
1970 S1 27% John Stennis* (D) 30,914 88.5% William Thompson (I) 4,024 11.5% 0 0.0% 34,938 n/a 10.78%
1967 G 39% John Bell Williams (D) 26,077 59.0% Rubel Phillips (R) 18,109 41.0% 0 0.0% 44,186 11 9.85%
1966 S2 35% James Eastland* (D) 25,305 64.3% Prentiss Walker (R) 10,816 27.5% 3,252 [+] 8.3% 39,373 1 9.98%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 30% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 17,883 55.3% Rubel Phillips (R) 14,450 44.7% 0 0.0% 32,333 7 8.88%
1960 S2 26% James Eastland* (D) 24,100 88.6% Joe Moore (R) 3,087 11.4% 0 0.0% 27,187 3 10.21%
*: 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 Hinds County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 58,528 76.4% Ron Eller (R) 18,088 23.6% 0 0.0% 76,616
2024-11-05 MS03Michael Guest* (R) 7,565 100.0% 0 0.0% 7,565
County Total for 2024-11-05:   84,181
2022-11-08 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 35,371 76.2% Brian Flowers (R) 11,036 23.8% 0 0.0% 46,407
2022-11-08 MS03Michael Guest* (R) 3,607 56.6% Shuwaski Young (D) 2,761 43.4% 0 0.0% 6,368
County Total for 2022-11-08:   52,775
2020-11-03 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 66,151 77.3% Brian Flowers (R) 19,418 22.7% 0 0.0% 85,569
2020-11-03 MS03Michael Guest* (R) 7,566 52.9% Dorothy "Dot" Benford (D) 6,740 47.1% 0 0.0% 14,306
County Total for 2020-11-03:   99,875
2018-11-06 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 52,703 79.8% Troy Ray (I) 10,110 15.3% 3,198 4.8% 66,011
2018-11-06 MS03Michael Guest (R) 6,009 51.9% Michael Evans (D) 5,440 47.0% 123 1.1% 11,572
County Total for 2018-11-06:   77,583
2016-11-08 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 61,779 75.6% John Boule (R) 17,773 21.7% 2,172 2.7% 81,724
2016-11-08 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 7,478 58.2% Dennis Quinn (D) 5,031 39.2% 337 2.6% 12,846
County Total for 2016-11-08:   94,570
2014-11-04 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 31,039 74.3% Troy Ray (I) 7,869 18.8% 2,878 6.9% 41,786
2014-11-04 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 5,962 70.3% Doug Magee (D) 2,342 27.6% 182 2.1% 8,486
County Total for 2014-11-04:   50,272
2012-11-06 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 67,763 73.5% Bill Marcy (R) 22,274 24.2% 2,169 2.4% 92,206
2012-11-06 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 8,914 76.4% John Pannell (Reform) 2,759 23.6% 0 0.0% 11,673
County Total for 2012-11-06:   103,879
2010-11-02 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 40,015 71.0% Bill Marcy (R) 15,926 28.3% 413 0.7% 56,354
2010-11-02 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 7,261 69.4% Joel Gill (D) 3,165 30.2% 40 0.4% 10,466
County Total for 2010-11-02:   66,820
2008-11-04 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 69,162 75.3% Richard Cook (R) 22,677 24.7% 0 0.0% 91,839
2008-11-04 MS03Gregg Harper (R) 10,037 66.0% Joel Gill (D) 5,162 34.0% 0 0.0% 15,199
County Total for 2008-11-04:   107,038
2006-11-07 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 34,263 70.1% Yvonne Brown (R) 14,617 29.9% 0 0.0% 48,880
2006-11-07 MS03Chip Pickering* (R) 8,262 83.3% Jimmy Giles (I) 1,139 11.5% 515 5.2% 9,916
County Total for 2006-11-07:   58,796
2004-11-02 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 48,301 63.1% Clinton LeSueur (R) 27,738 36.2% 502 0.7% 76,541
2004-11-02 MS03Chip Pickering* (R) 12,542 84.6% Jimmy Giles (I) 1,541 10.4% 740 5.0% 14,823
County Total for 2004-11-02:   91,364
2002-11-05 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 29,429 58.8% Clinton LeSueur (R) 19,913 39.8% 696 1.4% 50,038
2002-11-05 MS03Chip Pickering* (R) 9,490 76.5% Ronnie Shows (D) 2,803 22.6% 106 0.9% 12,399
County Total for 2002-11-05:   62,437
2000-11-07 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 14,993 81.1% Hardy Caraway (R) 2,649 14.3% 855 4.6% 18,497
2000-11-07 MS04Ronnie Shows* (D) 35,397 53.1% Dunn Lampton (R) 28,839 43.3% 2,375 3.6% 66,611
County Total for 2000-11-07:   85,108
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Hinds County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Hinds County, MS were estimated to be 11% Republican and 36% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 191,175 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 191,175 100.0% n/a n/a 119%
1994 157,398 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 157,398 100.0% n/a n/a 86%
1986 155,829 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 155,829 100.0% n/a n/a 86%
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.