MISSISSIPPI

6 Electoral Votes

Population  (Source: U.S. Census Bureau) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2019 est.                  2,976,149 Mississippi has: 82 counties  Largest counties: Hinds, Harrison, De Soto, Rankin, Jackson. Largest cities: Jackson, Gulfport.  Government Governor: Tate Reeves (R) elected 2019. State Legislature: Mississippi Legislature   House: 122 seats  Senate: 52 seats Local:  Counties 2    NACO U.S. House: 3R, 1D - 1. T.Kelly (R) | 2. B.Thompson (D) | 3. M.Guest (R) | 4. S.Palazzo (R). U.S. Senate: Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) re-elected in 2014, Roger Wicker (R) re-elected in 2018.  2020 U.S. Senate: U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) defeated former congressman and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy (D) by 709,539 votes (54.10%) to 578,806 (44.13%) and 23,152 for Jimmy L. Edwards (1.77%). Hyde-Smith and Espy also faced off in the 2018 special election runoff. U.S. House: All four Members were re-elected by comfortable margins. Ballot Measures: Ballot Measure 1/Initiative Measure 65 and Alternative Measure 65A would allow for medical marijuana (yes).  Voters approved Measure 65.  Voters approved Ballot Measure 2 providing for runoff elections if a candidate for statewide office does not obtain a majority of the vote, with 79.3%.  Voters approved Ballot Measure 3, the flag referendum, with 73.0%.  On June 28, 2020 the legislature passed H.B. 1796 establishing a commission to redesign the flag; Gov. Reeves signed the bill into law on June 30.  The commission was charged with producing a design that "shall not include the design of the Confederate battle flag, but shall include the words 'In God We Trust.'  The design, which includes a magnolia flower surrounded by a ring of stars, became the official flag as of Jan. 11, 2021.

State of Mississippi Secretary of State MS Democratic Party MS Republican Party Libertarian Party of MS Green Party of MS Constitution Party of MS The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson) Newspapers TV, Radio MagnoliaReport.com Politics1-MS Ballotpedia-MS The Magnolia State

General Election -- Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 5, 2020.

Official Amended Results >     Biden/Harris (Dem.) 539,398 (41,06) +Trump/Pence (Rep.) 756,764 (57.60) Blankenship/Mohr (Const.) 1,279 (0.10) Carroll/Patel (AmSol.) 1,161 (0.09) Collins/Parker (Ind.) 1,317 (0.10) Hawkins/Walker (Grn.) 1,498 (0.11) Jorgensen/Cohen (Lib.) 8,026 (0.61) Pierce/Ballard (Ind.) 659 (0.05) West/Tidball (Ind.) 3,657 (0.28) Total........1,313,759 Ballot Access

Overview: Mississippi's six electoral votes remained solidly in the Republican column.  Trump-Pence won with a plurality of 217,281 votes (16.54 percentage points), carrying 54 counties to 28 for Biden-Harris, including a band of 20 counties along the Mississippi River.  The last time a Democrat won the Magnolia State was Jimmy Carter in 1976. [MSSOS] BALLOT [PDF]

Presidential Primary -- Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Democrats Biden 222,160 (80.96%), Sanders 40,657 (14.82%)... Total 274,391.  details 41 Delegates: 23 District, 8 At-Large, 5 PLEO and 5 Unpledged

Republicans Trump 241,985 (98.62%), Weld 2,311 (0.94%), De La Fuente 1,085 (0.44%).  Total: 245,381.

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General Election Winners in Mississippi, 1992-2016

1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
Bush 49.68%	Dole 49.21%	Bush 57.62%	Bush 59.45%	McCain 56.18%	Romney 55.29%	Trump 57.94%

General Election -- Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Voting Eligible Population*: 2,166.825. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 59.3%. Voter Registration Deadline: October 6, 2012.

Official Results >   Obama/Biden (Dem.) 562,949 (43.79) +Romney/Ryan (Rep.) 710,746 (55.29) Goode/Clymer (Const.) 2,609 (0.20) Johnson/Gray (Lib.) 6,676 (0.52) Stein/Honkala (Grn.) 1,588 (0.12) Washer/Toole (Ref.) 1,016 (0.08) Total........1,285,584

2012 Overview As expected, Romney-Ryan  won Mississippi's six electoral votes without difficulty, gaining a plurality of 147,797 votes (11.50 percentage points).  The only visit by a principal during the fall campaign was Mitt Romney's fundraiser in Jackson on July 16. Obama  |  (Romney) BALLOT [PDF]

General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Voting Eligible Population*: 2,114,108. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.0%.

Official Results > +McCain-Palin (Rep.) 724,597 (56.18) Obama-Biden (DFL) 554,662 (43.00) Baldwin/Castle (Const.) 2,551 (0.20) Barr/Root (Lib.) 2,529 (0.20) McKinney/Clemente (Grn.) 1,034 (0.08) Nader/Gonzalez (Ind.) 4,011 (0.31) Weill/McEnulty (Ref.) 481 (0.04) Total........1,289,865

2008 Overview McCain-Palin won Mississippi with a plurality of 169,935 votes (13.18 percentage points), carrying 53 counties to 29 for Obama.  The highlight of the campaign was the first presidential debate on Sept. 26 in the Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Obama/Allies  |  McCain/Allies  |  Nader

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Voting Eligible Population*: 2,068,766. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.7%.

Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.) 1,759 (0.15) Nader/Camejo (Ref.) 3,177 (0.28) Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) 458,094 (39.67) Harris/Trowe (Indep.) 1,268 (0.11) Cobb/LaMarche (Grn) 1,073 (0.09) +Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 684,981 (59.45) Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 1,793 (0.16) Total........1,152,145

2004 Overview President Bush carried Mississippi with a solid plurality of 226,887 votes (19.78 percentage points), prevailing in 58 counties to 24 for Senator Kerry.  There was a smattering of campaigning.  Kerry made a stop on March 7, a couple of days before the primary.  Elizabeth Edwards attended a fundraiser at Schimmel's in Jackson on Sept. 27.  For the Republicans, Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) did a fundraiser in Jackson on Oct. 11.  General Election Details

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000

Voting Eligible Population: 2,024,650. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 49.1%.

Browne/Olivier (Lib.) 2,009 (0.20) Buchanan/Foster (Ref.) 2,265 (0.23) +Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 572,844 (57.62) Gore/Lieberman (Dem.) 404,614 (40.70) Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP) 450 (0.05) Harris/Trowe (Ind.) 613 (0.06) Nader/LaDuke (Ind.) 8,122 (0.82) Phillips/Frazier (Const.) 3,267  (0.33) Total........994,184

Overview Bush easily won Mississippi's 7 electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 168,230 votes (16.92 percentage points).  He carried 57 counties to 25 for Gore.  Bush gained more than 60% of the vote in four of the state's five most populous counties (Harrison, Jackson, Rankin, De Soto).  Gore fared best in western counties, along the Mississippi River.  The only major fall visit occurred on Aug. 29 when Dick and Lynne Cheney did an airport arrival rally and a fundraiser in Jackson.

1992 and 1996 General Elections

	1992 Bush (Rep.)...........487,793  (49.68) Clinton (Dem.)........400,258 (40.77) Perot (Ind.)..............85,626 (8.72) Others (5)..................8,116 (0.83) Total........981,793	1996 Dole (Rep.).............439,838 (49.21) Clinton (Dem.)........394,022 (44.08) Perot (Ind.)..............52,222  (5.84) Others (4)..................7,775 (0.87) Total........893,857
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