Newton County, MS

Designated Market Area: Meridian, MS-AL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in Newton County, MS     [Sort places by name]

Newton city (pop. 3,191) Decatur town (pop. 2,325) Union town (pop. 1,781) Conehatta CDP (pop. 1,240) Hickory town (pop. 470) Chunky town (pop. 267) Lake town (pop. 83)  

Tracts in Newton County, MS

Census Tract 501, Newton County, Mississippi     Census Tract 502, Newton County, Mississippi     Census Tract 503.01, Newton County, Mississippi     Census Tract 503.02, Newton County, Mississippi     Census Tract 504, Newton County, Mississippi     Census Tract 505, Newton County, Mississippi        

2024 population: 21,063   ( 227 from 2020)
Land area: 577.8 square miles
Population density: 36.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	12,542	59.55%	2.2%
Black:	6,575	31.22%	2.1%
Indian:	1,099	5.22%	2.4%
Asian:	127	0.60%	17.6%
2+ races:	288	1.37%	30.3%
Hispanic:	432	2.05%	24.9%
Total non-White:	8,521	40.45%	0.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,294	15.2
Deaths:	1,287	15.1
Net Migration:	-254	-3.0
Net Immigration:	21	0.2

Change in White population:	-281	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	54	0.3

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	59%	Donald Trump (R)	6,641	71.2%	Kamala Harris (D)	2,603	27.9%	79 [+]	0.8%	9,323	10	22	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 34 (0.4%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 18 (0.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 10 (0.1%);
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,997	68.7%	Joe Biden (D)	3,075	30.2%	111 [+]	1.1%	10,183	11	22	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 47 (0.5%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	6,548	69.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,756	29.2%	134 [+]	1.4%	9,438	12	23	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 67 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 22 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,394	65.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,319	33.9%	64 [+]	0.7%	9,777	10	18	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 39 (0.4%);
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	6,579	66.8%	Barack Obama (D)	3,218	32.7%	58 [+]	0.6%	9,855	11	21	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 16 (0.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 11 (0.1%);
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,165	72.6%	John Kerry (D)	2,280	26.9%	43 [+]	0.5%	8,488	13	22	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 11 (0.1%);
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	5,540	71.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,147	27.7%	51 [+]	0.7%	7,738	14	24	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 28 (0.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 10 (0.1%);
1996	44%	Robert Dole (R)	4,223	61.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,163	31.4%	503 [+]	7.3%	6,889	12	21	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 464 (6.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 17 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	5,128	65.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,146	27.5%	532 [+]	6.8%	7,806	16	28	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 494 (6.3%);
1988	55%	George Bush (R)	5,658	70.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,332	29.1%	13 [+]	0.2%	8,003	11	17	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,911	73.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,127	26.4%	34	0.4%	8,072	11	14	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	56%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,317	54.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,455	43.5%	169 [+]	2.1%	7,941	5	4	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 86 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 33 (0.4%);
1976	51%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,813	57.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,741	41.0%	136 [+]	2.0%	6,690	9	9	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 8 (0.1%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,585	88.0%	George McGovern (D)	597	9.4%	161 [+]	2.5%	6,343	10	27	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 157 (2.5%);
1968	64%	George Wallace (AIP)	5,561	80.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	799	11.6%	542 [+]	7.9%	6,902	-6	-36	1.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 542 (7.9%);
1964	46%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,735	95.2%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	238	4.8%	0	0.0%	4,973	8	57	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	31%	Write-ins (I)	1,956	57.9%	John Kennedy (D)	912	27.0%	508 [+]	15.0%	3,376	-10	-35	1.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Richard Nixon (R) 508 (15.0%);
1956	26%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,359	75.5%	Write-ins (I)	407	13.0%	360 [+]	11.5%	3,126	-13	-46	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1956: Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 360 (11.5%);
1952	26%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,460	74.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	851	25.7%	0	0.0%	3,311	-14	-29	1.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	20%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	2,439	92.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	169	6.4%	42 [+]	1.6%	2,650	-1	-44	1.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 39 (1.5%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 3 (0.1%);
1944	19%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,516	97.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	56	2.2%	0	0.0%	2,572	-4	-44	1.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	18%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,495	98.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	41	1.6%	3	0.1%	2,539	-3	-43	1.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	21%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,624	98.4%	Alf Landon (R)	39	1.5%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,666	-1	-35	1.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%); William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%);
1932	19%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,253	97.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	56	2.4%	11 [+]	0.5%	2,320	-1	-37	1.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 11 (0.5%);
1928	21%	Al Smith (D)	2,074	84.9%	Herbert Hoover (R)	368	15.1%	0	0.0%	2,442	-3	-43	1.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	17%	John Davis (D)	1,657	90.9%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	93	5.1%	72 [+]	4.0%	1,822	-4	-50	1.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Calvin Coolidge (R) 72 (4.0%);
1920	13%	James Cox (D)	1,209	86.4%	Warren Harding (R)	108	7.7%	82 [+]	5.9%	1,399	-6	-53	1.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 82 (5.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	13%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,341	94.7%	Allan Benson (Soc)	56	4.0%	19 [+]	1.3%	1,416	-4	-45	1.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R) 19 (1.3%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	11%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,197	94.6%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	51	4.0%	17 [+]	1.3%	1,265	-2	-23	1.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 11 (0.9%); William Taft* (R) 6 (0.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	14%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,333	93.0%	Write-ins (I)	88	6.1%	13 [+]	0.9%	1,434	-6	-51	2.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: William Taft (R) 13 (0.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	14%	Alton Parker (D)	1,294	94.8%	Write-ins (I)	65	4.8%	6 [+]	0.4%	1,365	-5	-56	2.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Theodore Roosevelt (R) 6 (0.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	13%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,183	98.4%	William McKinley* (R)	16	1.3%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,202	-9	-50	2.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Newton County, MS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	S1	58%	Roger Wicker* (R)	6,657	72.2%	Ty Pinkins (D)	2,562	27.8%	0	0.0%	9,219	9	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2024:
2023	G	40%	Tate Reeves* (R)	4,015	63.5%	Brandon Presley (D)	2,202	34.8%	106 [+]	1.7%	6,323	13	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Gwendolyn Gray (I) 106 (1.7%);
2020	S2	64%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	6,659	65.8%	Mike Espy (D)	3,290	32.5%	176 [+]	1.7%	10,125	12	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jimmy Edwards (Libertarian) 176 (1.7%);
2019	G	46%	Tate Reeves (R)	4,574	62.2%	Jim Hood (D)	2,618	35.6%	159 [+]	2.2%	7,351	10	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: David Singletary (I) 122 (1.7%); Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution) 37 (0.5%);
2018	S2 RO	44%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	4,645	66.9%	Mike Espy (D)	2,298	33.1%	0	0.0%	6,943	13	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S2	45%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	3,285	45.5%	Mike Espy (D)	2,141	29.6%	1,798 [+]	24.9%	7,224	28	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris McDaniel (R) 1,695 (23.5%); Tobey Bartee (D) 103 (1.4%);
2018	S1	45%	Roger Wicker* (R)	4,965	69.9%	David Baria (D)	1,986	28.0%	153 [+]	2.2%	7,104	11	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Danny Bedwell (Libertarian) 116 (1.6%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 37 (0.5%);
2015	G	43%	Phil Bryant* (R)	5,175	75.7%	Robert Gray (D)	1,584	23.2%	73 [+]	1.1%	6,832	9	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 73 (1.1%);
2014	S2	31%	Thad Cochran* (R)	3,602	71.8%	Travis Childers (D)	1,308	26.1%	105 [+]	2.1%	5,015	12	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 105 (2.1%);
2012	S1	60%	Roger Wicker* (R)	6,367	66.5%	Albert N. Gore (D)	3,056	31.9%	149 [+]	1.6%	9,572	9	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Thomas Cramer (Constitution) 75 (0.8%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 74 (0.8%);
2011	G	45%	Phil Bryant (R)	5,169	71.6%	Johnny DuPree (D)	2,053	28.4%	0	0.0%	7,222	11	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2011:
2008	S2	60%	Thad Cochran* (R)	6,820	71.0%	Erik Fleming (D)	2,783	29.0%	0	0.0%	9,603	10	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2008	S1	60%	Roger Wicker* (R)	6,166	64.4%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	3,406	35.6%	0	0.0%	9,572	9	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	38%	Haley Barbour* (R)	3,924	63.6%	John Eaves (D)	2,247	36.4%	0	0.0%	6,171	6	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2006	S1	26%	Trent Lott* (R)	3,158	76.6%	Erik Fleming (D)	920	22.3%	43 [+]	1.0%	4,121	13	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Harold Taylor (Libertarian) 43 (1.0%);
2003	G	47%	Haley Barbour (R)	4,819	63.4%	Ronnie Musgrove* (D)	2,687	35.3%	96 [+]	1.3%	7,602	11	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2003: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 42 (0.6%); John Cripps (Constitution) 28 (0.4%); Sherman Dillon (Green) 26 (0.3%);
2002	S2	37%	Thad Cochran* (R)	5,491	91.2%	Shawn O'Hara (Reform)	530	8.8%	0	0.0%	6,021	7	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
2000	S1	49%	Trent Lott* (R)	5,846	74.3%	Troy Brown (D)	1,890	24.0%	129 [+]	1.6%	7,865	8	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Jimmy Giles (I) 45 (0.6%); Lewis Napper (Libertarian) 45 (0.6%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 39 (0.5%);
1999	G	39%	Mike Parker (R)	3,723	60.3%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	2,357	38.2%	90 [+]	1.5%	6,170	12	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Helen Perkins (I) 50 (0.8%); Jerry Ladner (Reform) 40 (0.6%);
1996	S2	45%	Thad Cochran* (R)	5,408	76.7%	James "Bootie" Hunt (D)	1,584	22.5%	61 [+]	0.9%	7,053	6	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ted Weill (I) 61 (0.9%);
1995	G	53%	Kirk Fordice* (R)	5,231	64.7%	Dick Molpus (D)	2,857	35.3%	0	0.0%	8,088	9	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1995:
1994	S1	28%	Trent Lott* (R)	3,338	79.3%	Ken Harper (D)	872	20.7%	0	0.0%	4,210	10	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1991	G	50%	Kirk Fordice (R)	4,828	65.7%	Ray Mabus* (D)	2,366	32.2%	152 [+]	2.1%	7,346	15	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1991: Shawn O'Hara (I) 152 (2.1%);
1990	S2	County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988	S1	55%	Trent Lott (R)	5,120	64.2%	Wayne Dowdy (D)	2,852	35.8%	0	0.0%	7,972	10	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1987	G	47%	Jack Reed (R)	3,967	58.2%	Ray Mabus (D)	2,844	41.8%	0	0.0%	6,811	12	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1984	S2	58%	Thad Cochran* (R)	6,134	73.2%	William Winter (D)	2,249	26.8%	0	0.0%	8,383	12	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1983	G	50%	Bill Allain (D)	3,561	50.1%	Leon Bramlett (R)	3,242	45.6%	310 [+]	4.4%	7,113	7	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Charles Evers (I) 310 (4.4%);
1982	S1	43%	John Stennis* (D)	4,017	65.8%	Haley Barbour (R)	2,090	34.2%	0	0.0%	6,107	-2	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1979	G	50%	William Winter (D)	4,174	63.1%	Gil Carmichael (R)	2,442	36.9%	0	0.0%	6,616	-2	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	44%	Thad Cochran (R)	2,721	46.5%	Maurice Dantin (D)	2,133	36.5%	994 [+]	17.0%	5,848	1	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Charles Evers (I) 983 (16.8%); Henry Kirksey (I) 11 (0.2%);
1976	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975	G	58%	Cliff Finch (D)	4,074	53.8%	Gil Carmichael (R)	3,411	45.1%	85 [+]	1.1%	7,570	0	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1975: Henry Kirksey (I) 85 (1.1%);
1972	S2	52%	Gil Carmichael (R)	3,228	49.1%	James Eastland* (D)	3,180	48.3%	173 [+]	2.6%	6,581	10	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Prentiss Walker (I) 148 (2.2%); C.L. McKinley (I) 25 (0.4%);
1971	G	68%	William Waller (D)	6,834	85.7%	Charles Evers (I)	1,115	14.0%	26 [+]	0.3%	7,975	n/a	1.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Tom Brady (I) 26 (0.3%);
1970	S1	40%	John Stennis* (D)	4,428	95.9%	William Thompson (I)	187	4.1%	0	0.0%	4,615	n/a	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1967	G	48%	John Bell Williams (D)	4,011	78.2%	Rubel Phillips (R)	1,121	21.8%	0	0.0%	5,132	-8	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1967:
1966	S2	44%	James Eastland* (D)	2,767	57.6%	Prentiss Walker (R)	1,986	41.3%	50 [+]	1.0%	4,803	15	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Clifton Whitley (I) 50 (1.0%);
1964	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963	G	39%	Paul Johnson, Jr. (D)	3,011	70.4%	Rubel Phillips (R)	1,267	29.6%	0	0.0%	4,278	-8	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1960	S2	30%	James Eastland* (D)	3,079	95.2%	Joe Moore (R)	154	4.8%	0	0.0%	3,233	-3	1.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: 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 Newton County, MS

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Voter Registration Data for Newton County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Newton County, MS were estimated to be 37% Republican and 20% Democrat.