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Washington County, MS


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Greenville, MS
Designated Market Area: Greenwood-Greenville, MS-AR
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2024 population: 41,181   ( 3,747 from 2020)
Land area: 724.0 square miles
Population density: 56.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:9,706 23.57% 12.0%
Black:30,12673.16% 7.6%
Indian:600.15% 7.1%
Asian:2910.71% 15.4%
2+ races:2920.71% 8.1%
Hispanic:7061.71% 14.8%
Total non-White:31,47576.43% 7.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,366 13.2
Deaths:2,93716.3
Net Migration: -3,179-17.7
Net Immigration: -3-0.0
Change in White population:-1,319 -2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:-2,428 -5.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Washington County, MS

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R -651 R +2,117 R + 5.1%
D -2,768
2024 vs. 2016 R -595 R +1,050 R + 1.6%
D -1,645
2020 vs. 2016 R +56 D +1,067 D + 3.5%
D +1,123
2024 vs. 2012 R -1,002 R +3,244 R + 7.1%
D -4,246
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,103 R +665 D + 2.0%
D -1,768
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 48% Kamala Harris (D) 9,735 67.0% Donald Trump (R) 4,649 32.0% 156 [+] 1.1% 14,540 -29 -18 1.18%
2020 55% Joe Biden (D) 12,503 69.3% Donald Trump* (R) 5,300 29.4% 231 [+] 1.3% 18,034 -28 -17 1.37%
2016 49% Hillary Clinton (D) 11,380 67.6% Donald Trump (R) 5,244 31.2% 201 [+] 1.2% 16,825 -27 -15 1.39%
2012 55% Barack Obama* (D) 13,981 70.9% Mitt Romney (R) 5,651 28.7% 83 [+] 0.4% 19,715 -27 -19 1.53%
2008 51% Barack Obama (D) 13,148 67.1% John McCain (R) 6,347 32.4% 88 [+] 0.4% 19,583 -24 -13 1.52%
2004 48% John Kerry (D) 11,569 59.0% George W. Bush* (R) 7,731 39.4% 297 [+] 1.5% 19,597 -20 -11 1.70%
2000 42% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 10,405 56.8% George W. Bush (R) 7,367 40.2% 556 [+] 3.0% 18,328 -17 -8 1.84%
1996 40% Bill Clinton* (D) 10,053 57.6% Robert Dole (R) 6,762 38.8% 625 [+] 3.6% 17,440 -10 -2 1.95%
1992 44% Bill Clinton (D) 10,588 53.8% George Bush* (R) 7,598 38.6% 1,503 [+] 7.6% 19,689 -11 1 2.01%
1988 46% George Bush (R) 10,229 49.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 10,222 49.4% 236 [+] 1.1% 20,687 -10 -4 2.22%
1984 52% Ronald Reagan* (R) 12,454 53.2% Walter Mondale (D) 10,617 45.3% 343 1.5% 23,414 -9 -6 2.49%
1980 44% Jimmy Carter* (D) 10,722 53.3% Ronald Reagan (R) 8,978 44.6% 417 [+] 2.1% 20,117 -5 -6 2.25%
1976 43% Jimmy Carter (D) 9,650 53.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 7,474 41.2% 1,025 [+] 5.6% 18,149 -7 -7 2.36%
1972 36% Richard Nixon* (R) 9,634 63.8% George McGovern (D) 4,623 30.6% 847 [+] 5.6% 15,104 -14 3 2.34%
1968 42% George Wallace (AIP) 6,300 41.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 5,520 36.0% 3,500 [+] 22.8% 15,320 9 -21 2.34%
1964 20% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,611 73.7% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 2,004 26.3% 0 0.0% 7,615 -13 35 1.86%
1960 17% John Kennedy (D) 3,105 46.7% Richard Nixon (R) 2,292 34.4% 1,258 18.9% 6,655 10 -15 2.23%
1956 14% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,722 49.6% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 1,973 35.9% 795 14.5% 5,490 11 -21 2.21%
1952 16% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 3,301 55.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 2,618 44.2% 0 0.0% 5,919 16 1 2.07%
1948 8% Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2,447 82.1% Thomas Dewey (R) 271 9.1% 261 [+] 8.8% 2,979 6 -36 1.55%
1944 7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,012 81.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 454 18.4% 0 0.0% 2,466 12 -27 1.37%
1940 8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,349 88.9% Wendell Willkie (R) 292 11.1% 1 0.0% 2,642 7 -34 1.50%
1936 8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,143 95.6% Alf Landon (R) 94 4.2% 4 [+] 0.2% 2,241 1 -32 1.38%
1932 7% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 1,691 94.2% Herbert Hoover* (R) 100 5.6% 4 [+] 0.2% 1,795 2 -34 1.23%
1928 7% Al Smith (D) 1,496 85.9% Herbert Hoover (R) 246 14.1% 0 0.0% 1,742 -4 -44 1.15%
1924 6% John Davis (D) 1,277 89.8% Calvin Coolidge (R) 143 10.1% 2 [+] 0.1% 1,422 3 -44 1.26%
1920 4% James Cox (D) 776 92.7% Warren Harding (R) 60 7.2% 1 [+] 0.1% 837 -7 -53 1.02%
1916 4% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 836 94.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 47 5.3% 3 [+] 0.3% 886 0 -41 1.02%
1912 4% Woodrow Wilson (D) 731 88.4% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 72 8.7% 24 [+] 2.9% 827 0 -21 1.28%
1908 4% William J. Bryan (D) 760 90.0% William Taft (R) 72 8.5% 12 [+] 1.4% 844 2 -43 1.27%
1904 4% Alton Parker (D) 792 93.3% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 49 5.8% 8 [+] 0.9% 849 0 -51 1.45%
1900 3% William J. Bryan (D) 580 82.6% William McKinley* (R) 122 17.4% 0 0.0% 702 7 -34 1.20%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington County, MS

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 47% Ty Pinkins (D) 9,406 65.6% Roger Wicker* (R) 4,926 34.4% 0 0.0% 14,332 -28 1.18%
2023 G 34% Brandon Presley (D) 7,782 75.1% Tate Reeves* (R) 2,475 23.9% 104 [+] 1.0% 10,361 -27 1.26%
2020 S2 56% Mike Espy (D) 13,155 72.5% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 4,891 26.9% 109 [+] 0.6% 18,155 -27 1.38%
2019 G 37% Jim Hood (D) 8,667 71.5% Tate Reeves (R) 3,336 27.5% 122 [+] 1.0% 12,125 -24 1.37%
2018 S2 RO 39% Mike Espy (D) 9,629 72.9% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 3,583 27.1% 0 0.0% 13,212 -27 1.46%
2018 S2 42% Mike Espy (D) 9,667 68.9% Cindy Hyde-Smith* (R) 3,577 25.5% 790 [+] 5.6% 14,034 -12 1.48%
2018 S1 41% David Baria (D) 8,893 65.5% Roger Wicker* (R) 4,519 33.3% 170 [+] 1.3% 13,582 -25 1.45%
2015 G 28% Robert Gray (D) 5,153 53.4% Phil Bryant* (R) 4,386 45.5% 109 [+] 1.1% 9,648 -21 1.34%
2014 S2 25% Travis Childers (D) 4,586 52.8% Thad Cochran* (R) 3,987 45.9% 107 [+] 1.2% 8,680 -14 1.37%
2012 S1 50% Albert N. Gore (D) 11,578 64.2% Roger Wicker* (R) 6,117 33.9% 349 [+] 1.9% 18,044 -23 1.45%
2011 G 30% Johnny DuPree (D) 6,431 59.1% Phil Bryant (R) 4,456 40.9% 0 0.0% 10,887 -20 1.22%
2008 S2 49% Erik Fleming (D) 11,457 61.5% Thad Cochran* (R) 7,187 38.5% 0 0.0% 18,644 -23 1.50%
2008 S1 49% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 12,033 65.1% Roger Wicker* (R) 6,442 34.9% 0 0.0% 18,475 -20 1.49%
2007 G 24% John Eaves (D) 5,289 56.8% Haley Barbour* (R) 4,020 43.2% 0 0.0% 9,309 -15 1.25%
2006 S1 24% Erik Fleming (D) 5,039 53.5% Trent Lott* (R) 4,246 45.1% 136 [+] 1.4% 9,421 -19 1.54%
2003 G 34% Ronnie Musgrove* (D) 8,720 61.3% Haley Barbour (R) 5,383 37.9% 112 [+] 0.8% 14,215 -15 1.59%
2002 S2 26% Thad Cochran* (R) 8,263 75.6% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 2,671 24.4% 0 0.0% 10,934 -9 1.73%
2000 S1 39% Trent Lott* (R) 8,915 53.3% Troy Brown (D) 7,465 44.6% 340 [+] 2.0% 16,720 -13 1.68%
1999 G 30% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 7,123 55.7% Mike Parker (R) 5,370 42.0% 301 [+] 2.4% 12,794 -7 1.67%
1996 S2 36% Thad Cochran* (R) 9,657 60.7% James "Bootie" Hunt (D) 6,060 38.1% 195 [+] 1.2% 15,912 -10 1.81%
1995 G 30% Dick Molpus (D) 6,858 51.6% Kirk Fordice* (R) 6,431 48.4% 0 0.0% 13,289 -7 1.62%
1994 S1 28% Trent Lott* (R) 7,500 60.4% Ken Harper (D) 4,926 39.6% 0 0.0% 12,426 -8 2.04%
1991 G 25% Ray Mabus* (D) 5,889 52.0% Kirk Fordice (R) 5,357 47.3% 81 [+] 0.7% 11,327 -4 1.59%
1990 S2 County data not available for this election: Thad Cochran* (R) was unopposed.
1988 S1 44% Wayne Dowdy (D) 10,223 51.9% Trent Lott (R) 9,483 48.1% 0 0.0% 19,706 -6 2.08%
1987 G 33% Ray Mabus (D) 8,889 59.7% Jack Reed (R) 5,990 40.3% 0 0.0% 14,879 -6 2.06%
1984 S2 50% Thad Cochran* (R) 11,621 51.9% William Winter (D) 10,750 48.1% 0 0.0% 22,371 -9 2.35%
1983 G 34% Bill Allain (D) 8,798 56.7% Leon Bramlett (R) 5,774 37.2% 942 [+] 6.1% 15,514 -2 2.09%
1982 S1 33% John Stennis* (D) 8,767 58.3% Haley Barbour (R) 6,271 41.7% 0 0.0% 15,038 6 2.33%
1979 G 31% William Winter (D) 8,414 62.7% Gil Carmichael (R) 5,014 37.3% 0 0.0% 13,428 -2 1.98%
1978 S2 32% Thad Cochran (R) 5,499 40.7% Charles Evers (I) 4,531 33.5% 3,479 [+] 25.8% 13,509 -4 2.31%
1976 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1975 G 34% Gil Carmichael (R) 7,370 51.4% Cliff Finch (D) 6,325 44.1% 656 [+] 4.6% 14,351 6 2.03%
1972 S2 34% James Eastland* (D) 7,938 56.3% Gil Carmichael (R) 5,679 40.3% 475 [+] 3.4% 14,092 2 2.18%
1971 G 43% William Waller (D) 10,905 66.1% Charles Evers (I) 5,082 30.8% 520 [+] 3.2% 16,507 n/a 2.11%
1970 S1 15% John Stennis* (D) 4,865 86.5% William Thompson (I) 760 13.5% 0 0.0% 5,625 n/a 1.73%
1967 G 30% John Bell Williams (D) 5,529 50.3% Rubel Phillips (R) 5,460 49.7% 0 0.0% 10,989 20 2.45%
1966 S2 23% James Eastland* (D) 6,012 69.7% Prentiss Walker (R) 1,812 21.0% 799 [+] 9.3% 8,623 -6 2.19%
1964 S1 County data not available for this election: John Stennis* (D) was unopposed.
1963 G 18% Rubel Phillips (R) 4,190 61.0% Paul Johnson, Jr. (D) 2,683 39.0% 0 0.0% 6,873 23 1.89%
1960 S2 14% James Eastland* (D) 4,854 88.7% Joe Moore (R) 620 11.3% 0 0.0% 5,474 3 2.06%
*: 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 Washington County, MS

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 10,036 69.4% Ron Eller (R) 4,432 30.6% 0 0.0% 14,468
County Total for 2024-11-05:   14,468
2022-11-08 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,025 68.7% Brian Flowers (R) 2,742 31.3% 0 0.0% 8,767
County Total for 2022-11-08:   8,767
2020-11-03 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 12,965 72.5% Brian Flowers (R) 4,919 27.5% 0 0.0% 17,884
County Total for 2020-11-03:   17,884
2018-11-06 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 10,461 77.2% Troy Ray (I) 2,483 18.3% 609 4.5% 13,553
County Total for 2018-11-06:   13,553
2016-11-08 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 11,781 71.3% John Boule (R) 4,204 25.5% 529 3.2% 16,514
County Total for 2016-11-08:   16,514
2014-11-04 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,106 71.6% Troy Ray (I) 1,808 21.2% 614 7.2% 8,528
County Total for 2014-11-04:   8,528
2012-11-06 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 13,863 72.6% Bill Marcy (R) 5,032 26.4% 191 1.0% 19,086
County Total for 2012-11-06:   19,086
2010-11-02 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,215 60.6% Bill Marcy (R) 3,965 38.7% 77 0.8% 10,257
County Total for 2010-11-02:   10,257
2008-11-04 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 13,547 70.5% Richard Cook (R) 5,661 29.5% 0 0.0% 19,208
County Total for 2008-11-04:   19,208
2006-11-07 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,168 64.6% Yvonne Brown (R) 3,384 35.4% 0 0.0% 9,552
County Total for 2006-11-07:   9,552
2004-11-02 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 10,959 56.7% Clinton LeSueur (R) 8,184 42.3% 195 1.0% 19,338
County Total for 2004-11-02:   19,338
2002-11-05 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 6,396 50.3% Clinton LeSueur (R) 6,140 48.3% 170 1.3% 12,706
County Total for 2002-11-05:   12,706
2000-11-07 MS02Bennie Thompson* (D) 9,880 59.2% Hardy Caraway (R) 5,707 34.2% 1,102 6.6% 16,689
County Total for 2000-11-07:   16,689
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Washington County, MS

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Washington County, MS were estimated to be 10% Republican and 32% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2020 35,324 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 35,324 100.0% n/a n/a 116%
1994 30,629 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,629 100.0% n/a n/a 70%
1986 42,204 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 42,204 100.0% n/a n/a 94%
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.