Perry County, MS

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hattiesburg, MS
Designated Market Area: Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
USDA County Type (2025): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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

Richton town (pop. 1,150) Beaumont town (pop. 857) New Augusta town (pop. 451) Runnelstown CDP (pop. 369)  

Tracts in Perry County, MS

Census Tract 9501.01, Perry County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9501.02, Perry County, Mississippi     Census Tract 9502, Perry County, Mississippi        

2024 population: 11,406   ( 106 from 2020)
Land area: 647.3 square miles
Population density: 17.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	8,810	77.24%	1.6%
Black:	2,107	18.47%	3.4%
Indian:	54	0.47%	1.9%
Asian:	22	0.19%	4.8%
2+ races:	164	1.44%	19.7%
Hispanic:	249	2.18%	46.5%
Total non-White:	2,596	22.76%	1.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	591	12.8
Deaths:	740	16.1
Net Migration:	39	0.8
Net Immigration:	13	0.3

Change in White population:	-140	-1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	34	0.3

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	62%	Donald Trump (R)	4,425	79.9%	Kamala Harris (D)	1,078	19.5%	36 [+]	0.6%	5,539	19	30	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 9 (0.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 8 (0.1%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 8 (0.1%);
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,500	76.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,362	23.0%	54 [+]	0.9%	5,916	19	29	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 21 (0.4%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	4,135	76.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,220	22.5%	77 [+]	1.4%	5,432	18	30	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 47 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5 (0.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,137	72.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,527	26.7%	58 [+]	1.0%	5,722	17	25	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 32 (0.6%);
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	4,067	71.8%	Barack Obama (D)	1,533	27.1%	64 [+]	1.1%	5,664	16	26	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 23 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 18 (0.3%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,747	74.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,261	25.1%	22 [+]	0.4%	5,030	15	24	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 5 (0.1%);
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	3,026	69.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,285	29.5%	48 [+]	1.1%	4,359	12	22	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 22 (0.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 13 (0.3%);
1996	49%	Robert Dole (R)	2,178	53.7%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,413	34.9%	463 [+]	11.4%	4,054	5	13	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 450 (11.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 5 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	58%	George Bush* (R)	2,538	56.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,490	33.1%	473 [+]	10.5%	4,501	7	19	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 462 (10.3%);
1988	60%	George Bush (R)	2,983	68.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,326	30.5%	38 [+]	0.9%	4,347	9	15	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 6 (0.1%);
1984	69%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,098	65.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,415	29.8%	231	4.9%	4,744	3	7	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	67%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,255	52.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,957	45.9%	51 [+]	1.2%	4,263	3	2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 25 (0.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 14 (0.3%);
1976	64%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,965	52.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,527	41.0%	233 [+]	6.3%	3,725	-7	-7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 38 (1.0%);
1972	57%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,689	84.1%	George McGovern (D)	446	14.0%	61 [+]	1.9%	3,196	6	23	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 60 (1.9%);
1968	69%	George Wallace (AIP)	2,541	79.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	439	13.7%	227 [+]	7.1%	3,207	-6	-36	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 227 (7.1%);
1964	45%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,775	86.4%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	279	13.6%	0	0.0%	2,054	-1	48	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	30%	Write-ins (I)	556	41.4%	John Kennedy (D)	514	38.2%	274 [+]	20.4%	1,344	-4	-29	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Richard Nixon (R) 274 (20.4%);
1956	24%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	581	52.8%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	347	31.5%	172	15.6%	1,100	7	-26	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	27%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	782	60.5%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	511	39.5%	0	0.0%	1,293	0	-16	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	18%	Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	764	87.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	87	9.9%	26 [+]	3.0%	877	0	-42	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Thomas Dewey (R) 25 (2.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 1 (0.1%);
1944	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	796	94.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	44	5.2%	0	0.0%	840	-1	-41	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	828	97.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	18	2.1%	0	0.0%	846	-2	-43	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	17%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	737	97.9%	Alf Landon (R)	16	2.1%	0	0.0%	753	-1	-34	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	13%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	523	96.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	15	2.8%	4 [+]	0.7%	542	-1	-37	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.7%);
1928	14%	Al Smith (D)	283	50.5%	Herbert Hoover (R)	277	49.5%	0	0.0%	560	32	-9	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	11%	John Davis (D)	383	84.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	55	12.1%	17 [+]	3.7%	455	5	-42	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 17 (3.7%);
1920	8%	James Cox (D)	271	78.6%	Warren Harding (R)	69	20.0%	5 [+]	1.4%	345	6	-40	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (1.4%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	12%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	395	87.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	32	7.1%	23 [+]	5.1%	450	2	-39	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 23 (5.1%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	9%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	257	81.8%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	31	9.9%	26 [+]	8.3%	314	-1	-22	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 22 (7.0%); William Taft* (R) 4 (1.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	5%	William J. Bryan (D)	144	81.8%	William Taft (R)	20	11.4%	12 [+]	6.8%	176	5	-40	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	15%	Alton Parker (D)	619	80.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	88	11.5%	61 [+]	7.9%	768	6	-45	1.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	10%	William J. Bryan (D)	417	66.3%	William McKinley* (R)	197	31.3%	15 [+]	2.4%	629	21	-20	1.08%
[-] 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 Perry County, MS

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	S1	61%	Roger Wicker* (R)	4,412	80.2%	Ty Pinkins (D)	1,089	19.8%	0	0.0%	5,501	17	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2024:
2023	G	43%	Tate Reeves* (R)	2,598	68.0%	Brandon Presley (D)	1,138	29.8%	87 [+]	2.3%	3,823	17	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Gwendolyn Gray (I) 87 (2.3%);
2020	S2	67%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	4,204	71.2%	Mike Espy (D)	1,555	26.4%	142 [+]	2.4%	5,901	17	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jimmy Edwards (Libertarian) 142 (2.4%);
2019	G	49%	Tate Reeves (R)	2,975	68.1%	Jim Hood (D)	1,327	30.4%	64 [+]	1.5%	4,366	16	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: David Singletary (I) 52 (1.2%); Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution) 12 (0.3%);
2018	S2 RO	43%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	2,754	72.2%	Mike Espy (D)	1,059	27.8%	0	0.0%	3,813	19	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	S2	45%	Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R)	1,803	45.1%	Chris McDaniel (R)	1,193	29.8%	1,002 [+]	25.1%	3,998	34	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mike Espy (D) 960 (24.0%); Tobey Bartee (D) 42 (1.1%);
2018	S1	44%	Roger Wicker* (R)	2,913	75.4%	David Baria (D)	853	22.1%	98 [+]	2.5%	3,864	17	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Danny Bedwell (Libertarian) 62 (1.6%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 36 (0.9%);
2015	G	45%	Phil Bryant* (R)	3,282	81.1%	Robert Gray (D)	688	17.0%	75 [+]	1.9%	4,045	15	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 75 (1.9%);
2014	S2	30%	Thad Cochran* (R)	1,814	66.3%	Travis Childers (D)	798	29.1%	126 [+]	4.6%	2,738	6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 126 (4.6%);
2012	S1	61%	Roger Wicker* (R)	3,935	70.8%	Albert N. Gore (D)	1,403	25.2%	222 [+]	4.0%	5,560	14	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 138 (2.5%); Thomas Cramer (Constitution) 84 (1.5%);
2011	G	53%	Phil Bryant (R)	3,514	73.1%	Johnny DuPree (D)	1,292	26.9%	0	0.0%	4,806	12	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2011:
2008	S2	61%	Thad Cochran* (R)	4,233	77.2%	Erik Fleming (D)	1,248	22.8%	0	0.0%	5,481	16	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2008	S1	60%	Roger Wicker* (R)	3,487	64.1%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	1,957	35.9%	0	0.0%	5,444	9	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	39%	Haley Barbour* (R)	1,881	53.0%	John Eaves (D)	1,665	47.0%	0	0.0%	3,546	-5	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2006	S1	30%	Trent Lott* (R)	2,093	78.6%	Erik Fleming (D)	512	19.2%	57 [+]	2.1%	2,662	15	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Harold Taylor (Libertarian) 57 (2.1%);
2003	G	46%	Haley Barbour (R)	2,503	62.0%	Ronnie Musgrove* (D)	1,485	36.8%	52 [+]	1.3%	4,040	9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2003: John Cripps (Constitution) 26 (0.6%); Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 13 (0.3%); Sherman Dillon (Green) 13 (0.3%);
2002	S2	35%	Thad Cochran* (R)	2,695	88.5%	Shawn O'Hara (Reform)	350	11.5%	0	0.0%	3,045	4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:
2000	S1	53%	Trent Lott* (R)	3,618	78.4%	Troy Brown (D)	867	18.8%	129 [+]	2.8%	4,614	13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 59 (1.3%); Jimmy Giles (I) 46 (1.0%); Lewis Napper (Libertarian) 24 (0.5%);
1999	G	41%	Mike Parker (R)	1,892	53.8%	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	1,571	44.7%	54 [+]	1.5%	3,517	5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Jerry Ladner (Reform) 28 (0.8%); Helen Perkins (I) 26 (0.7%);
1996	S2	51%	Thad Cochran* (R)	3,453	82.1%	James "Bootie" Hunt (D)	702	16.7%	52 [+]	1.2%	4,207	11	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ted Weill (I) 52 (1.2%);
1995	G	50%	Kirk Fordice* (R)	2,729	67.9%	Dick Molpus (D)	1,288	32.1%	0	0.0%	4,017	12	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1995:
1994	S1	34%	Trent Lott* (R)	2,164	78.9%	Ken Harper (D)	577	21.1%	0	0.0%	2,741	10	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1991	G	49%	Kirk Fordice (R)	2,502	67.4%	Ray Mabus* (D)	1,086	29.3%	122 [+]	3.3%	3,710	17	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1991: Shawn O'Hara (I) 122 (3.3%);
1990	S2	County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988	S1	65%	Trent Lott (R)	3,316	70.4%	Wayne Dowdy (D)	1,393	29.6%	0	0.0%	4,709	17	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1987	G	52%	Jack Reed (R)	2,179	58.7%	Ray Mabus (D)	1,533	41.3%	0	0.0%	3,712	12	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1984	S2	68%	Thad Cochran* (R)	3,124	67.4%	William Winter (D)	1,510	32.6%	0	0.0%	4,634	6	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1983	G	56%	Bill Allain (D)	2,220	58.3%	Leon Bramlett (R)	1,339	35.2%	247 [+]	6.5%	3,806	-4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Charles Evers (I) 247 (6.5%);
1982	S1	52%	John Stennis* (D)	2,259	66.1%	Haley Barbour (R)	1,160	33.9%	0	0.0%	3,419	-2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1982:
1979	G	59%	William Winter (D)	2,021	57.0%	Gil Carmichael (R)	1,524	43.0%	0	0.0%	3,545	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	50%	Thad Cochran (R)	1,309	44.2%	Maurice Dantin (D)	1,142	38.6%	508 [+]	17.2%	2,959	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Charles Evers (I) 504 (17.0%); Henry Kirksey (I) 4 (0.1%);
1976	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975	G	69%	Cliff Finch (D)	2,628	65.4%	Gil Carmichael (R)	1,356	33.7%	37 [+]	0.9%	4,021	-11	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1975: Henry Kirksey (I) 37 (0.9%);
1972	S2	60%	James Eastland* (D)	1,952	57.5%	Gil Carmichael (R)	1,365	40.2%	79 [+]	2.3%	3,396	2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Prentiss Walker (I) 68 (2.0%); C.L. McKinley (I) 11 (0.3%);
1971	G	85%	William Waller (D)	3,636	84.0%	Charles Evers (I)	672	15.5%	22 [+]	0.5%	4,330	n/a	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Tom Brady (I) 22 (0.5%);
1970	S1	33%	John Stennis* (D)	1,544	91.5%	William Thompson (I)	143	8.5%	0	0.0%	1,687	n/a	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1967	G	44%	John Bell Williams (D)	1,573	77.4%	Rubel Phillips (R)	459	22.6%	0	0.0%	2,032	-7	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1967:
1966	S2	38%	James Eastland* (D)	1,072	61.0%	Prentiss Walker (R)	629	35.8%	55 [+]	3.1%	1,756	9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Clifton Whitley (I) 55 (3.1%);
1964	S1	County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963	G	45%	Paul Johnson, Jr. (D)	1,484	72.3%	Rubel Phillips (R)	568	27.7%	0	0.0%	2,052	-10	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1960	S2	26%	James Eastland* (D)	1,075	91.6%	Joe Moore (R)	99	8.4%	0	0.0%	1,174	0	0.44%
[-] 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 Perry County, MS

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Voter Registration Data for Perry County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Perry County, MS were estimated to be 39% Republican and 21% Democrat.