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Pearl River County, MS


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Picayune, MS
Designated Market Area: New Orleans, LA-MS
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2024 population: 59,030   ( 2,883 from 2020)
Land area: 811.3 square miles
Population density: 72.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:47,508 80.48% 4.3%
Black:6,96111.79% 3.1%
Indian:3430.58% 3.6%
Asian:3030.51% 13.5%
2+ races:1,1271.91% 14.6%
Hispanic:2,7884.72% 23.5%
Total non-White:11,52219.52% 8.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,802 12.5
Deaths:3,56515.9
Net Migration: 3,37715.0
Net Immigration: 2231.0
Change in White population:1,948 3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:935 1.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Pearl River County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +843 R +1,009 R + 2.3%
D -166
2024 vs. 2016 R +2,656 R +2,278 R + 1.1%
D +378
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,813 R +1,269 D + 1.2%
D +544
2024 vs. 2012 R +2,889 R +3,273 R + 7.2%
D -384
2016 vs. 2008 R -99 R +617 R + 5.2%
D -716
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 54% Donald Trump (R) 20,438 82.7% Kamala Harris (D) 3,982 16.1% 281 [+] 1.1% 24,701 22 33 2.01%
2020 55% Donald Trump* (R) 19,595 81.5% Joe Biden (D) 4,148 17.3% 290 [+] 1.2% 24,033 24 35 1.83%
2016 51% Donald Trump (R) 17,782 81.3% Hillary Clinton (D) 3,604 16.5% 497 [+] 2.3% 21,883 23 35 1.81%
2012 52% Mitt Romney (R) 17,549 79.0% Barack Obama* (D) 4,366 19.6% 309 [+] 1.4% 22,224 24 32 1.73%
2008 55% John McCain (R) 17,881 79.7% Barack Obama (D) 4,320 19.2% 242 [+] 1.1% 22,443 23 34 1.74%
2004 51% George W. Bush* (R) 14,896 76.4% John Kerry (D) 4,472 22.9% 119 [+] 0.6% 19,487 17 26 1.69%
2000 46% George W. Bush (R) 11,575 70.2% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,611 28.0% 291 [+] 1.8% 16,477 13 22 1.66%
1996 44% Robert Dole (R) 8,212 57.1% Bill Clinton* (D) 4,892 34.0% 1,273 [+] 8.9% 14,377 8 16 1.61%
1992 51% George Bush* (R) 7,726 52.2% Bill Clinton (D) 4,683 31.6% 2,388 [+] 16.1% 14,797 3 15 1.51%
1988 54% George Bush (R) 10,220 71.3% Michael Dukakis (D) 3,939 27.5% 174 [+] 1.2% 14,333 11 18 1.54%
1984 53% Ronald Reagan* (R) 9,978 76.1% Walter Mondale (D) 3,085 23.5% 49 0.4% 13,112 14 17 1.39%
1980 54% Ronald Reagan (R) 6,822 56.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 5,028 41.4% 291 [+] 2.4% 12,141 7 5 1.36%
1976 49% Jimmy Carter (D) 5,024 52.0% Gerald Ford* (R) 4,332 44.8% 309 [+] 3.2% 9,665 -3 -3 1.26%
1972 47% Richard Nixon* (R) 7,487 88.0% George McGovern (D) 901 10.6% 116 [+] 1.4% 8,504 10 27 1.32%
1968 58% George Wallace (AIP) 6,050 73.1% Richard Nixon (R) 1,298 15.7% 926 [+] 11.2% 8,274 2 -28 1.26%
1964 36% Barry Goldwater (R) 4,009 84.5% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 735 15.5% 0 0.0% 4,744 -3 46 1.16%
1960 29% Write-ins (I) 1,556 44.7% John Kennedy (D) 1,276 36.6% 651 [+] 18.7% 3,483 -6 -31 1.17%
1956 24% Adlai Stevenson (D) 1,274 44.7% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 1,129 39.6% 445 15.6% 2,848 15 -18 1.15%
1952 33% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,060 54.2% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 1,741 45.8% 0 0.0% 3,801 6 -9 1.33%
1948 19% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 1,925 90.8% Harry Truman* (D) 146 6.9% 50 [+] 2.4% 2,121 0 -43 1.10%
1944 21% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,131 96.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 84 3.8% 0 0.0% 2,215 -3 -42 1.23%
1940 21% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,022 95.5% Wendell Willkie (R) 88 4.2% 8 0.4% 2,118 0 -41 1.20%
1936 13% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,156 93.2% Alf Landon (R) 81 6.5% 3 [+] 0.2% 1,240 4 -30 0.76%
1932 17% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 1,500 93.0% Herbert Hoover* (R) 99 6.1% 14 [+] 0.9% 1,613 3 -33 1.10%
1928 20% Herbert Hoover (R) 918 51.1% Al Smith (D) 879 48.9% 0 0.0% 1,797 33 -7 1.19%
1924 14% John Davis (D) 855 76.5% Calvin Coolidge (R) 164 14.7% 99 [+] 8.9% 1,118 7 -39 0.99%
1920 7% James Cox (D) 464 89.4% Warren Harding (R) 53 10.2% 2 [+] 0.4% 519 -4 -50 0.63%
1916 9% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 521 93.5% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 35 6.3% 1 [+] 0.2% 557 1 -40 0.64%
1912 6% Woodrow Wilson (D) 290 92.9% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 13 4.2% 9 [+] 2.9% 312 0 -21 0.48%
1908 8% William J. Bryan (D) 325 88.8% William Taft (R) 31 8.5% 10 [+] 2.7% 366 2 -43 0.55%
1904 5% Alton Parker (D) 178 95.2% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 6 3.2% 3 [+] 1.6% 187 -2 -53 0.32%
1900 8% William J. Bryan (D) 201 82.4% William McKinley* (R) 41 16.8% 2 [+] 0.8% 244 7 -35 0.42%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pearl River County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 53% Roger Wicker* (R) 20,157 83.4% Ty Pinkins (D) 4,012 16.6% 0 0.0% 24,169 21 1.99%
2023 G 24% Tate Reeves* (R) 8,445 76.3% Brandon Presley (D) 2,400 21.7% 228 [+] 2.1% 11,073 25 1.35%
2020 S2 54% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 17,814 75.3% Mike Espy (D) 5,053 21.4% 780 [+] 3.3% 23,647 21 1.80%
2019 G 30% Tate Reeves (R) 10,083 76.7% Jim Hood (D) 2,856 21.7% 212 [+] 1.6% 13,151 25 1.49%
2018 S2 RO 30% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 10,322 78.5% Mike Espy (D) 2,830 21.5% 0 0.0% 13,152 25 1.45%
2018 S2 36% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 6,751 43.8% Chris McDaniel (R) 5,532 35.9% 3,138 [+] 20.3% 15,421 38 1.63%
2018 S1 36% Roger Wicker* (R) 12,373 78.8% David Baria (D) 2,899 18.5% 432 [+] 2.8% 15,704 20 1.68%
2015 G 21% Phil Bryant* (R) 7,501 81.6% Robert Gray (D) 1,501 16.3% 193 [+] 2.1% 9,195 15 1.28%
2014 S2 25% Thad Cochran* (R) 7,943 73.9% Travis Childers (D) 2,096 19.5% 716 [+] 6.7% 10,755 14 1.70%
2012 S1 51% Roger Wicker* (R) 15,732 73.4% Albert N. Gore (D) 4,702 21.9% 1,006 [+] 4.7% 21,440 16 1.73%
2011 G 33% Phil Bryant (R) 11,080 79.8% Johnny DuPree (D) 2,799 20.2% 0 0.0% 13,879 19 1.55%
2008 S2 53% Thad Cochran* (R) 17,298 80.4% Erik Fleming (D) 4,227 19.6% 0 0.0% 21,525 19 1.73%
2008 S1 52% Roger Wicker* (R) 13,762 64.6% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 7,532 35.4% 0 0.0% 21,294 10 1.71%
2007 G 33% Haley Barbour* (R) 9,011 68.9% John Eaves (D) 4,070 31.1% 0 0.0% 13,081 11 1.76%
2006 S1 36% Trent Lott* (R) 11,318 80.1% Erik Fleming (D) 2,525 17.9% 288 [+] 2.0% 14,131 17 2.31%
2003 G 38% Haley Barbour (R) 8,782 61.5% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 5,138 36.0% 361 [+] 2.5% 14,281 9 1.60%
2002 S2 22% Thad Cochran* (R) 7,212 87.5% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 1,031 12.5% 0 0.0% 8,243 3 1.31%
2000 S1 47% Trent Lott* (R) 12,603 75.9% Troy Brown (D) 3,599 21.7% 401 [+] 2.4% 16,603 10 1.67%
1999 G 39% Mike Parker (R) 7,213 53.4% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 5,895 43.6% 398 [+] 2.9% 13,506 5 1.77%
1996 S2 44% Thad Cochran* (R) 10,766 75.6% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 3,189 22.4% 293 [+] 2.1% 14,248 5 1.62%
1995 G 47% Kirk Fordice* (R) 8,951 60.3% Dick Molpus (D) 5,903 39.7% 0 0.0% 14,854 5 1.81%
1994 S1 25% Trent Lott* (R) 5,703 74.5% Ken Harper (D) 1,950 25.5% 0 0.0% 7,653 6 1.26%
1991 G 40% Kirk Fordice (R) 5,895 51.2% Ray Mabus* (D) 5,386 46.8% 229 [+] 2.0% 11,510 0 1.62%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 51% Trent Lott (R) 9,455 69.5% Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,143 30.5% 0 0.0% 13,598 16 1.44%
1987 G 37% Jack Reed (R) 4,898 50.3% Ray Mabus (D) 4,833 49.7% 0 0.0% 9,731 4 1.35%
1984 S2 53% Thad Cochran* (R) 9,027 69.6% William Winter (D) 3,949 30.4% 0 0.0% 12,976 9 1.36%
1983 G 40% Bill Allain (D) 5,781 59.1% Leon Bramlett (R) 3,437 35.1% 561 [+] 5.7% 9,779 -4 1.32%
1982 S1 27% John Stennis* (D) 4,123 65.3% Haley Barbour (R) 2,190 34.7% 0 0.0% 6,313 -1 0.98%
1979 G 54% William Winter (D) 6,653 59.0% Gil Carmichael (R) 4,628 41.0% 0 0.0% 11,281 2 1.67%
1978 S2 30% Maurice Dantin (D) 3,316 54.4% Thad Cochran (R) 2,395 39.3% 381 [+] 6.3% 6,092 -6 1.04%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 49% Cliff Finch (D) 5,918 61.5% Gil Carmichael (R) 3,614 37.6% 86 [+] 0.9% 9,618 -8 1.36%
1972 S2 45% James Eastland* (D) 6,016 72.6% Gil Carmichael (R) 2,056 24.8% 213 [+] 2.6% 8,285 -14 1.28%
1971 G 62% William Waller (D) 8,982 88.5% Charles Evers (I) 1,064 10.5% 100 [+] 1.0% 10,146 n/a 1.30%
1970 S1 19% John Stennis* (D) 2,969 96.0% William Thompson (I) 124 4.0% 0 0.0% 3,093 n/a 0.95%
1967 G 37% John Bell Williams (D) 3,769 73.9% Rubel Phillips (R) 1,331 26.1% 0 0.0% 5,100 -4 1.14%
1966 S2 43% James Eastland* (D) 4,299 73.4% Prentiss Walker (R) 1,393 23.8% 165 [+] 2.8% 5,857 -3 1.48%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 29% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 2,271 61.0% Rubel Phillips (R) 1,455 39.0% 0 0.0% 3,726 1 1.02%
1960 S2 25% James Eastland* (D) 2,750 93.2% Joe Moore (R) 202 6.8% 0 0.0% 2,952 -1 1.11%
*: 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 Pearl River County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS04Mike Ezell* (R) 20,469 84.4% Craig Raybon (D) 3,781 15.6% 0 0.0% 24,250
County Total for 2024-11-05:   24,250
2022-11-08 MS04Mike Ezell (R) 11,163 84.5% Johnny DuPree (D) 1,822 13.8% 222 1.7% 13,207
County Total for 2022-11-08:   13,207
2020-11-03 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 20,863 100.0% 0 0.0% 20,863
County Total for 2020-11-03:   20,863
2018-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 12,833 80.5% Jeramey Anderson (D) 2,967 18.6% 142 0.9% 15,942
County Total for 2018-11-06:   15,942
2016-11-08 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 16,613 78.0% Mark Gladney (D) 3,426 16.1% 1,248 5.9% 21,287
County Total for 2016-11-08:   21,287
2014-11-04 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 8,583 78.0% Matt Moore (D) 1,769 16.1% 650 5.9% 11,002
County Total for 2014-11-04:   11,002
2012-11-06 MS04Steven Palazzo* (R) 15,842 74.4% Matt Moore (D) 4,087 19.2% 1,356 6.4% 21,285
County Total for 2012-11-06:   21,285
2010-11-02 MS04Steven Palazzo (R) 10,570 68.2% Gene Taylor* (D) 4,678 30.2% 242 1.6% 15,490
County Total for 2010-11-02:   15,490
2008-11-04 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 12,885 59.5% John McCay (R) 8,788 40.5% 0 0.0% 21,673
County Total for 2008-11-04:   21,673
2006-11-07 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 10,097 72.3% Randy McDonnell (R) 3,874 27.7% 0 0.0% 13,971
County Total for 2006-11-07:   13,971
2004-11-02 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 10,248 51.6% Mike Lott (R) 9,294 46.8% 322 1.6% 19,864
County Total for 2004-11-02:   19,864
2002-11-05 MS04Gene Taylor* (D) 5,530 64.0% Karl Mertz (R) 2,865 33.1% 248 2.9% 8,643
County Total for 2002-11-05:   8,643
2000-11-07 MS05Gene Taylor* (D) 10,859 65.8% Randy McDonnell (R) 4,813 29.2% 828 5.0% 16,500
County Total for 2000-11-07:   16,500
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Pearl River County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Pearl River County, MS were estimated to be 41% Republican and 9% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 39,464 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 39,464 100.0% n/a n/a 87%
1994 23,252 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 23,252 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
1986 25,269 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25,269 100.0% n/a n/a 98%
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.