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Lamar County, MS


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hattiesburg, MS
Designated Market Area: Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 66,734   ( 2,515 from 2020)
Land area: 496.6 square miles
Population density: 134.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:46,879 70.25% 1.2%
Black:15,25922.87% 12.0%
Indian:1650.25% 18.7%
Asian:1,0861.63% 10.7%
2+ races:8661.30% 6.9%
Hispanic:2,4793.71% 5.5%
Total non-White:19,85529.75% 10.9%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,196 12.4
Deaths:2,4479.5
Net Migration: 1,5716.1
Net Immigration: 2270.9
Change in White population:563 0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:1,952 3.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lamar County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +71 R +373 R + 1.7%
D -302
2024 vs. 2016 R +2,024 R +176 D + 7.3%
D +1,848
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,953 D +197 D + 9.0%
D +2,150
2024 vs. 2012 R +1,674 R +130 D + 5.9%
D +1,544
2016 vs. 2008 R +254 R +223 R + 0.3%
D +31
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 56% Donald Trump (R) 20,775 73.5% Kamala Harris (D) 7,038 24.9% 449 [+] 1.6% 28,262 13 24 2.30%
2020 59% Donald Trump* (R) 20,704 72.6% Joe Biden (D) 7,340 25.7% 486 [+] 1.7% 28,530 15 26 2.17%
2016 54% Donald Trump (R) 18,751 76.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 5,190 21.1% 651 [+] 2.6% 24,592 18 30 2.03%
2012 59% Mitt Romney (R) 19,101 76.7% Barack Obama* (D) 5,494 22.1% 294 [+] 1.2% 24,889 21 30 1.94%
2008 62% John McCain (R) 18,497 77.4% Barack Obama (D) 5,159 21.6% 254 [+] 1.1% 23,910 21 32 1.85%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 16,410 80.2% John Kerry (D) 3,923 19.2% 132 [+] 0.6% 20,465 21 29 1.78%
2000 59% George W. Bush (R) 12,795 77.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 3,478 20.9% 329 [+] 2.0% 16,602 19 29 1.67%
1996 50% Robert Dole (R) 8,609 67.4% Bill Clinton* (D) 3,169 24.8% 996 [+] 7.8% 12,774 18 27 1.43%
1992 57% George Bush* (R) 8,259 63.4% Bill Clinton (D) 3,208 24.6% 1,565 [+] 12.0% 13,032 14 26 1.33%
1988 58% George Bush (R) 9,145 77.9% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,535 21.6% 66 [+] 0.6% 11,746 18 24 1.26%
1984 55% Ronald Reagan* (R) 7,929 79.8% Walter Mondale (D) 1,964 19.8% 37 0.4% 9,930 18 21 1.06%
1980 54% Ronald Reagan (R) 5,395 63.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 3,005 35.2% 146 [+] 1.7% 8,546 14 12 0.96%
1976 58% Gerald Ford* (R) 4,056 54.7% Jimmy Carter (D) 3,109 41.9% 249 [+] 3.4% 7,414 7 7 0.96%
1972 54% Richard Nixon* (R) 5,022 88.4% George McGovern (D) 493 8.7% 167 [+] 2.9% 5,682 10 28 0.88%
1968 67% George Wallace (AIP) 4,422 83.1% Richard Nixon (R) 546 10.3% 351 [+] 6.6% 5,319 -3 -33 0.81%
1964 49% Barry Goldwater (R) 3,372 91.0% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 334 9.0% 0 0.0% 3,706 4 52 0.91%
1960 32% Write-ins (I) 1,046 44.8% John Kennedy (D) 651 27.9% 636 [+] 27.3% 2,333 3 -22 0.78%
1956 24% Adlai Stevenson (D) 805 46.9% Write-ins (I) 484 28.2% 429 [+] 25.0% 1,718 1 -32 0.69%
1952 32% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,260 54.9% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 1,034 45.1% 0 0.0% 2,294 6 -10 0.80%
1948 21% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,342 91.4% Harry Truman* (D) 91 6.2% 36 [+] 2.5% 1,469 0 -43 0.76%
1944 17% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,065 92.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 93 8.0% 0 0.0% 1,158 2 -38 0.64%
1940 19% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,148 95.4% Wendell Willkie (R) 55 4.6% 0 0.0% 1,203 0 -40 0.68%
1936 21% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,210 92.6% Alf Landon (R) 91 7.0% 5 [+] 0.4% 1,306 4 -30 0.81%
1932 17% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 1,033 96.6% Herbert Hoover* (R) 31 2.9% 5 [+] 0.5% 1,069 -1 -37 0.73%
1928 18% Al Smith (D) 718 63.7% Herbert Hoover (R) 410 36.3% 0 0.0% 1,128 19 -22 0.74%
1924 15% John Davis (D) 795 87.3% Calvin Coolidge (R) 80 8.8% 36 [+] 4.0% 911 1 -45 0.81%
1920 14% James Cox (D) 672 76.1% Warren Harding (R) 192 21.7% 19 [+] 2.2% 883 8 -39 1.07%
1916 15% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 744 84.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 89 10.1% 49 [+] 5.6% 882 5 -36 1.02%
1912 9% Woodrow Wilson (D) 399 79.0% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 83 16.4% 23 [+] 4.6% 505 1 -20 0.78%
1908 10% William J. Bryan (D) 309 78.4% William Taft (R) 67 17.0% 18 [+] 4.6% 394 11 -35 0.59%
1904 16% Alton Parker (D) 233 71.5% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 70 21.5% 23 [+] 7.1% 326 16 -35 0.56%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lamar County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 55% Roger Wicker* (R) 20,984 75.4% Ty Pinkins (D) 6,863 24.6% 0 0.0% 27,847 13 2.30%
2023 G 33% Tate Reeves* (R) 11,456 68.2% Brandon Presley (D) 5,079 30.3% 254 [+] 1.5% 16,789 17 2.04%
2020 S2 59% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 19,588 68.9% Mike Espy (D) 8,157 28.7% 693 [+] 2.4% 28,438 15 2.17%
2019 G 37% Tate Reeves (R) 11,817 67.8% Jim Hood (D) 5,359 30.8% 249 [+] 1.4% 17,425 16 1.97%
2018 S2 RO 39% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 13,200 72.8% Mike Espy (D) 4,936 27.2% 0 0.0% 18,136 19 2.00%
2018 S2 42% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 10,190 51.3% Chris McDaniel (R) 4,909 24.7% 4,780 [+] 24.0% 19,879 35 2.10%
2018 S1 42% Roger Wicker* (R) 14,777 75.0% David Baria (D) 4,437 22.5% 497 [+] 2.5% 19,711 16 2.11%
2015 G 31% Phil Bryant* (R) 11,555 84.6% Robert Gray (D) 1,941 14.2% 158 [+] 1.2% 13,654 18 1.90%
2014 S2 31% Thad Cochran* (R) 10,399 76.5% Travis Childers (D) 2,786 20.5% 413 [+] 3.0% 13,598 17 2.15%
2012 S1 58% Roger Wicker* (R) 18,679 76.4% Albert N. Gore (D) 5,085 20.8% 689 [+] 2.8% 24,453 19 1.97%
2011 G 44% Phil Bryant (R) 14,468 79.0% Johnny DuPree (D) 3,839 21.0% 0 0.0% 18,307 18 2.05%
2008 S2 61% Thad Cochran* (R) 19,384 82.7% Erik Fleming (D) 4,064 17.3% 0 0.0% 23,448 21 1.88%
2008 S1 61% Roger Wicker* (R) 17,119 73.2% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 6,266 26.8% 0 0.0% 23,385 18 1.88%
2007 G 36% Haley Barbour* (R) 9,915 74.5% John Eaves (D) 3,399 25.5% 0 0.0% 13,314 17 1.79%
2006 S1 34% Trent Lott* (R) 10,346 84.7% Erik Fleming (D) 1,694 13.9% 179 [+] 1.5% 12,219 21 2.00%
2003 G 47% Haley Barbour (R) 10,838 72.9% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 3,640 24.5% 397 [+] 2.7% 14,875 20 1.66%
2002 S2 35% Thad Cochran* (R) 10,069 92.8% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 782 7.2% 0 0.0% 10,851 8 1.72%
2000 S1 59% Trent Lott* (R) 13,734 82.6% Troy Brown (D) 2,118 12.7% 771 [+] 4.6% 16,623 17 1.67%
1999 G 47% Mike Parker (R) 7,844 60.4% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 4,948 38.1% 205 [+] 1.6% 12,997 12 1.70%
1996 S2 50% Thad Cochran* (R) 11,406 90.3% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 1,093 8.6% 138 [+] 1.1% 12,637 19 1.44%
1995 G 46% Kirk Fordice* (R) 8,349 74.0% Dick Molpus (D) 2,931 26.0% 0 0.0% 11,280 18 1.38%
1994 S1 39% Trent Lott* (R) 7,530 80.6% Ken Harper (D) 1,815 19.4% 0 0.0% 9,345 12 1.54%
1991 G 44% Kirk Fordice (R) 6,706 68.6% Ray Mabus* (D) 2,892 29.6% 176 [+] 1.8% 9,774 18 1.37%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 59% Trent Lott (R) 9,096 76.1% Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,853 23.9% 0 0.0% 11,949 22 1.26%
1987 G 45% Jack Reed (R) 5,569 63.2% Ray Mabus (D) 3,236 36.8% 0 0.0% 8,805 17 1.22%
1984 S2 58% Thad Cochran* (R) 8,247 79.4% William Winter (D) 2,136 20.6% 0 0.0% 10,383 18 1.09%
1983 G 45% Leon Bramlett (R) 4,396 56.2% Bill Allain (D) 3,083 39.4% 343 [+] 4.4% 7,822 17 1.05%
1982 S1 40% John Stennis* (D) 3,626 53.9% Haley Barbour (R) 3,107 46.1% 0 0.0% 6,733 10 1.04%
1979 G 49% William Winter (D) 3,566 50.4% Gil Carmichael (R) 3,504 49.6% 0 0.0% 7,070 11 1.04%
1978 S2 49% Maurice Dantin (D) 3,648 53.2% Thad Cochran (R) 2,596 37.8% 619 [+] 9.0% 6,863 -7 1.18%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 54% Cliff Finch (D) 3,717 56.4% Gil Carmichael (R) 2,844 43.1% 30 [+] 0.5% 6,591 -2 0.93%
1972 S2 59% Gil Carmichael (R) 3,317 53.4% James Eastland* (D) 2,597 41.8% 295 [+] 4.8% 6,209 15 0.96%
1971 G 69% William Waller (D) 5,922 92.8% Charles Evers (I) 449 7.0% 13 [+] 0.2% 6,384 n/a 0.82%
1970 S1 26% John Stennis* (D) 2,233 97.6% William Thompson (I) 55 2.4% 0 0.0% 2,288 n/a 0.71%
1967 G 52% John Bell Williams (D) 3,200 78.7% Rubel Phillips (R) 865 21.3% 0 0.0% 4,065 -8 0.91%
1966 S2 38% James Eastland* (D) 1,693 57.7% Prentiss Walker (R) 1,204 41.1% 35 [+] 1.2% 2,932 14 0.74%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 46% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 2,099 61.1% Rubel Phillips (R) 1,339 38.9% 0 0.0% 3,438 1 0.94%
1960 S2 29% James Eastland* (D) 1,901 89.8% Joe Moore (R) 216 10.2% 0 0.0% 2,117 2 0.80%
*: 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 Lamar County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS04Mike Ezell* (R) 21,437 76.9% Craig Raybon (D) 6,449 23.1% 0 0.0% 27,886
County Total for 2024-11-05:   27,886
2022-11-08 MS04Mike Ezell (R) 13,496 77.4% Johnny DuPree (D) 3,352 19.2% 580 3.3% 17,428
County Total for 2022-11-08:   17,428
2020-11-03 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 24,080 100.0% 0 0.0% 24,080
County Total for 2020-11-03:   24,080
2018-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 15,171 76.0% Jeramey Anderson (D) 4,601 23.1% 181 0.9% 19,953
County Total for 2018-11-06:   19,953
2016-11-08 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 17,753 72.7% Mark Gladney (D) 4,910 20.1% 1,750 7.2% 24,413
County Total for 2016-11-08:   24,413
2014-11-04 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 11,015 79.4% Matt Moore (D) 2,138 15.4% 724 5.2% 13,877
County Total for 2014-11-04:   13,877
2012-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 18,150 74.7% Matt Moore (D) 4,785 19.7% 1,374 5.7% 24,309
County Total for 2012-11-06:   24,309
2010-11-02 MS04Steven Palazzo (R) 11,484 66.4% Gene Taylor* (D) 5,546 32.1% 265 1.5% 17,295
County Total for 2010-11-02:   17,295
2008-11-04 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 15,596 66.3% John McCay (R) 7,915 33.7% 0 0.0% 23,511
County Total for 2008-11-04:   23,511
2006-11-07 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 8,680 71.6% Randy McDonnell (R) 3,448 28.4% 0 0.0% 12,128
County Total for 2006-11-07:   12,128
2004-11-02 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 10,714 52.6% Mike Lott (R) 9,538 46.8% 134 0.7% 20,386
County Total for 2004-11-02:   20,386
2002-11-05 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 7,658 70.2% Karl Mertz (R) 2,874 26.3% 380 3.5% 10,912
County Total for 2002-11-05:   10,912
2000-11-07 MS05Gene Taylor* (D) 12,098 68.9% Randy McDonnell (R) 3,444 19.6% 2,020 11.5% 17,562
County Total for 2000-11-07:   17,562
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Lamar County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Lamar County, MS were estimated to be 44% Republican and 14% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 40,992 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 40,992 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
1994 19,615 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19,615 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
1986 16,177 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 16,177 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
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.