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Lauderdale County, MS


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Meridian, MS
Designated Market Area: Meridian, MS-AL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2024 population: 70,588   ( 2,390 from 2020)
Land area: 703.7 square miles
Population density: 100.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:35,564 50.38% 5.3%
Black:31,43344.53% 2.5%
Indian:1970.28% 25.5%
Asian:6530.93% 16.2%
2+ races:8051.14% 10.3%
Hispanic:1,9362.74% 10.4%
Total non-White:35,02449.62% 1.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,599 12.3
Deaths:4,25214.6
Net Migration: -2,138-7.3
Net Immigration: 3851.3
Change in White population:-1,976 -2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:-414 -0.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lauderdale County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -1,480 R +803 R + 5.2%
D -2,283
2024 vs. 2016 R -1,254 D +662 D + 0.9%
D -592
2020 vs. 2016 R +226 D +1,465 D + 6.1%
D +1,691
2024 vs. 2012 R -2,213 R +924 R + 6.4%
D -3,137
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,841 R +222 R + 3.3%
D -2,063
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 51% Donald Trump (R) 16,487 60.2% Kamala Harris (D) 10,677 39.0% 243 [+] 0.9% 27,407 -1 10 2.23%
2020 57% Donald Trump* (R) 17,967 57.5% Joe Biden (D) 12,960 41.5% 320 [+] 1.0% 31,247 0 11 2.38%
2016 52% Donald Trump (R) 17,741 60.1% Hillary Clinton (D) 11,269 38.2% 496 [+] 1.7% 29,506 2 14 2.44%
2012 55% Mitt Romney (R) 18,700 57.1% Barack Obama* (D) 13,814 42.1% 263 [+] 0.8% 32,777 2 10 2.55%
2008 56% John McCain (R) 19,582 59.1% Barack Obama (D) 13,332 40.3% 200 [+] 0.6% 33,114 3 14 2.57%
2004 52% George W. Bush* (R) 19,736 65.4% John Kerry (D) 10,292 34.1% 142 [+] 0.5% 30,170 6 15 2.62%
2000 45% George W. Bush (R) 17,315 66.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,412 32.4% 243 [+] 0.9% 25,970 9 19 2.61%
1996 44% Robert Dole (R) 15,055 60.6% Bill Clinton* (D) 8,668 34.9% 1,111 [+] 4.5% 24,834 11 20 2.78%
1992 50% George Bush* (R) 17,098 62.3% Bill Clinton (D) 8,489 30.9% 1,879 [+] 6.8% 27,466 13 25 2.80%
1988 49% George Bush (R) 18,302 69.0% Michael Dukakis (D) 7,967 30.0% 260 [+] 1.0% 26,529 9 16 2.85%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 18,807 69.0% Walter Mondale (D) 7,534 27.6% 916 3.4% 27,257 7 10 2.90%
1980 48% Ronald Reagan (R) 14,727 56.4% Jimmy Carter* (D) 9,918 38.0% 1,474 [+] 5.6% 26,119 7 6 2.93%
1976 51% Gerald Ford* (R) 14,273 58.4% Jimmy Carter (D) 9,813 40.1% 360 [+] 1.5% 24,446 11 10 3.18%
1972 49% Richard Nixon* (R) 18,337 81.8% George McGovern (D) 3,453 15.4% 630 [+] 2.8% 22,420 4 21 3.47%
1968 54% George Wallace (AIP) 14,842 72.9% Hubert Humphrey (D) 3,195 15.7% 2,328 [+] 11.4% 20,365 -2 -32 3.11%
1964 40% Barry Goldwater (R) 13,291 89.4% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 1,583 10.6% 0 0.0% 14,874 2 51 3.64%
1960 29% Write-ins (I) 4,154 38.7% John Kennedy (D) 3,755 34.9% 2,836 [+] 26.4% 10,745 2 -23 3.60%
1956 24% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,414 59.3% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 2,817 30.9% 896 9.8% 9,127 6 -27 3.68%
1952 27% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,841 58.5% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 4,137 41.5% 0 0.0% 9,978 2 -14 3.49%
1948 17% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 5,322 87.5% Harry Truman* (D) 578 9.5% 179 [+] 2.9% 6,079 0 -42 3.16%
1944 19% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,036 94.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 379 5.9% 0 0.0% 6,415 -1 -40 3.56%
1940 19% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,936 95.0% Wendell Willkie (R) 303 4.9% 7 0.1% 6,246 1 -40 3.55%
1936 21% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,075 98.7% Alf Landon (R) 67 1.1% 12 [+] 0.2% 6,154 -2 -35 3.80%
1932 18% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 4,830 95.9% Herbert Hoover* (R) 191 3.8% 18 [+] 0.4% 5,039 0 -36 3.45%
1928 21% Al Smith (D) 3,558 66.4% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,798 33.6% 0 0.0% 5,356 16 -25 3.53%
1924 17% John Davis (D) 3,204 77.9% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 589 14.3% 320 [+] 7.8% 4,113 0 -46 3.66%
1920 13% James Cox (D) 2,539 87.8% Warren Harding (R) 228 7.9% 126 [+] 4.4% 2,893 -6 -52 3.51%
1916 15% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,058 92.7% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 157 4.8% 85 [+] 2.6% 3,300 0 -41 3.81%
1912 11% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,204 90.3% Eugene Debs (Soc) 94 3.9% 142 [+] 5.8% 2,440 0 -21 3.78%
1908 11% William J. Bryan (D) 2,036 89.7% Write-ins (I) 162 7.1% 72 [+] 3.2% 2,270 -3 -48 3.40%
1904 11% Alton Parker (D) 1,958 95.1% Write-ins (I) 58 2.8% 43 [+] 2.1% 2,059 -3 -54 3.51%
1900 9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,390 93.0% William McKinley* (R) 57 3.8% 48 [+] 3.2% 1,495 -6 -48 2.56%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lauderdale County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 50% Roger Wicker* (R) 16,873 62.5% Ty Pinkins (D) 10,139 37.5% 0 0.0% 27,012 0 2.23%
2023 G 34% Tate Reeves* (R) 10,066 55.5% Brandon Presley (D) 7,847 43.2% 235 [+] 1.3% 18,148 5 2.21%
2020 S2 56% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 17,082 54.9% Mike Espy (D) 13,537 43.5% 501 [+] 1.6% 31,120 1 2.37%
2019 G 38% Tate Reeves (R) 11,829 55.9% Jim Hood (D) 8,976 42.4% 356 [+] 1.7% 21,161 4 2.39%
2018 S2 RO 38% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 12,224 57.1% Mike Espy (D) 9,180 42.9% 0 0.0% 21,404 3 2.36%
2018 S2 41% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 10,138 43.9% Mike Espy (D) 8,273 35.8% 4,682 [+] 20.3% 23,093 20 2.44%
2018 S1 41% Roger Wicker* (R) 14,217 61.4% David Baria (D) 8,610 37.2% 309 [+] 1.3% 23,136 3 2.47%
2015 G 29% Phil Bryant* (R) 12,130 71.4% Robert Gray (D) 4,686 27.6% 177 [+] 1.0% 16,993 5 2.37%
2014 S2 25% Thad Cochran* (R) 10,359 70.5% Travis Childers (D) 4,109 27.9% 234 [+] 1.6% 14,702 11 2.33%
2012 S1 53% Roger Wicker* (R) 19,119 60.4% Albert N. Gore (D) 12,011 37.9% 525 [+] 1.7% 31,655 3 2.55%
2011 G 35% Phil Bryant (R) 13,838 65.7% Johnny DuPree (D) 7,235 34.3% 0 0.0% 21,073 5 2.36%
2008 S2 54% Thad Cochran* (R) 20,679 64.8% Erik Fleming (D) 11,225 35.2% 0 0.0% 31,904 3 2.56%
2008 S1 53% Roger Wicker* (R) 18,846 59.4% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 12,898 40.6% 0 0.0% 31,744 4 2.55%
2007 G 31% Haley Barbour* (R) 11,858 65.2% John Eaves (D) 6,331 34.8% 0 0.0% 18,189 7 2.44%
2006 S1 28% Trent Lott* (R) 12,275 73.4% Erik Fleming (D) 4,205 25.1% 242 [+] 1.4% 16,722 10 2.74%
2003 G 39% Haley Barbour (R) 14,786 65.0% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 7,707 33.9% 252 [+] 1.1% 22,745 12 2.54%
2002 S2 34% Thad Cochran* (R) 17,398 88.8% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 2,198 11.2% 0 0.0% 19,596 4 3.11%
2000 S1 44% Trent Lott* (R) 18,271 71.7% Troy Brown (D) 6,736 26.4% 487 [+] 1.9% 25,494 6 2.56%
1999 G 34% Mike Parker (R) 11,341 58.6% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 7,684 39.7% 320 [+] 1.7% 19,345 10 2.53%
1996 S2 43% Thad Cochran* (R) 19,462 80.8% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 4,377 18.2% 252 [+] 1.0% 24,091 10 2.74%
1995 G 40% Kirk Fordice* (R) 13,932 62.2% Dick Molpus (D) 8,460 37.8% 0 0.0% 22,392 7 2.73%
1994 S1 30% Trent Lott* (R) 13,318 80.4% Ken Harper (D) 3,251 19.6% 0 0.0% 16,569 12 2.72%
1991 G 36% Kirk Fordice (R) 12,395 62.4% Ray Mabus* (D) 6,936 34.9% 521 [+] 2.6% 19,852 12 2.79%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 48% Trent Lott (R) 16,458 63.3% Wayne Dowdy (D) 9,532 36.7% 0 0.0% 25,990 9 2.75%
1987 G 35% Ray Mabus (D) 9,692 51.1% Jack Reed (R) 9,269 48.9% 0 0.0% 18,961 2 2.63%
1984 S2 49% Thad Cochran* (R) 18,224 68.9% William Winter (D) 8,216 31.1% 0 0.0% 26,440 8 2.78%
1983 G 35% Leon Bramlett (R) 9,431 49.4% Bill Allain (D) 8,305 43.5% 1,351 [+] 7.1% 19,087 11 2.57%
1982 S1 32% John Stennis* (D) 12,403 70.5% Haley Barbour (R) 5,180 29.5% 0 0.0% 17,583 -6 2.73%
1979 G 45% William Winter (D) 11,589 51.1% Gil Carmichael (R) 11,079 48.9% 0 0.0% 22,668 10 3.35%
1978 S2 34% Thad Cochran (R) 7,819 45.8% Maurice Dantin (D) 5,732 33.6% 3,519 [+] 20.6% 17,070 1 2.92%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 46% Gil Carmichael (R) 12,411 56.1% Cliff Finch (D) 9,251 41.8% 473 [+] 2.1% 22,135 11 3.13%
1972 S2 49% Gil Carmichael (R) 12,531 56.5% James Eastland* (D) 9,218 41.6% 415 [+] 1.9% 22,164 18 3.43%
1971 G 56% William Waller (D) 19,227 83.7% Charles Evers (I) 3,654 15.9% 93 [+] 0.4% 22,974 n/a 2.94%
1970 S1 33% John Stennis* (D) 12,283 91.7% William Thompson (I) 1,118 8.3% 0 0.0% 13,401 n/a 4.13%
1967 G 39% John Bell Williams (D) 9,726 66.1% Rubel Phillips (R) 4,986 33.9% 0 0.0% 14,712 4 3.28%
1966 S2 40% James Eastland* (D) 9,359 62.8% Prentiss Walker (R) 4,586 30.8% 947 [+] 6.4% 14,892 4 3.77%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 31% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 7,188 61.3% Rubel Phillips (R) 4,538 38.7% 0 0.0% 11,726 1 3.22%
1960 S2 26% James Eastland* (D) 8,802 89.9% Joe Moore (R) 993 10.1% 0 0.0% 9,795 2 3.68%
*: 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 Lauderdale County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS03Michael Guest* (R) 21,312 100.0% 0 0.0% 21,312
County Total for 2024-11-05:   21,312
2022-11-08 MS03Michael Guest* (R) 10,895 67.9% Shuwaski Young (D) 5,145 32.1% 0 0.0% 16,040
County Total for 2022-11-08:   16,040
2020-11-03 MS03Michael Guest* (R) 18,711 60.7% Dorothy "Dot" Benford (D) 12,103 39.3% 0 0.0% 30,814
County Total for 2020-11-03:   30,814
2018-11-06 MS03Michael Guest (R) 14,046 60.7% Michael Evans (D) 8,952 38.7% 142 0.6% 23,140
County Total for 2018-11-06:   23,140
2016-11-08 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 19,196 66.9% Dennis Quinn (D) 8,517 29.7% 997 3.5% 28,710
County Total for 2016-11-08:   28,710
2014-11-04 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 10,640 72.8% Doug Magee (D) 3,592 24.6% 379 2.6% 14,611
County Total for 2014-11-04:   14,611
2012-11-06 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 22,375 81.6% John Pannell (Reform) 5,036 18.4% 0 0.0% 27,411
County Total for 2012-11-06:   27,411
2010-11-02 MS03Gregg Harper* (R) 10,750 66.2% Joel Gill (D) 5,424 33.4% 73 0.4% 16,247
County Total for 2010-11-02:   16,247
2008-11-04 MS03Gregg Harper (R) 20,546 63.8% Joel Gill (D) 11,639 36.2% 0 0.0% 32,185
County Total for 2008-11-04:   32,185
2006-11-07 MS03Chip Pickering* (R) 13,610 84.1% Jimmy Giles (I) 1,979 12.2% 597 3.7% 16,186
County Total for 2006-11-07:   16,186
2004-11-02 MS03Chip Pickering* (R) 22,962 83.6% Jimmy Giles (I) 3,394 12.4% 1,105 4.0% 27,461
County Total for 2004-11-02:   27,461
2002-11-05 MS03Chip Pickering* (R) 15,047 72.6% Ronnie Shows (D) 5,445 26.3% 222 1.1% 20,714
County Total for 2002-11-05:   20,714
2000-11-07 MS03Chip Pickering* (R) 19,472 77.8% William Thrash (D) 5,282 21.1% 283 1.1% 25,037
County Total for 2000-11-07:   25,037
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Lauderdale County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Lauderdale County, MS were estimated to be 34% Republican and 21% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 48,569 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 48,569 100.0% n/a n/a 90%
1994 45,934 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 45,934 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
1986 40,756 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 40,756 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
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.