Election 2020 Results
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2020 presidential election in Mississippi
Donald Trump (Republican) beat Joe Biden (Democrat) in Mississippi in 2020, 57.6% to 41.1%, a margin of 16.5 points and 217,366 votes.
Mississippi voted 21.0 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+4.5.
The Republican hold continued from 2016, when Donald Trump also won.
Republicans led in 54 of the 82 counties and Democrats in 28. The largest, Hinds, cast 99,980 votes and went to the Democrat by 48.4 points. The closest was Jasper, where 37 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump won | Republican | 756,764 | 57.6% |
| Joe Biden | Democratic | 539,398 | 41.1% |
| All other candidates | 17,597 | 1.3% | |
| Total | 1,313,759 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds | 73,539 73.6% | 25,137 25.1% | 1,304 | 99,980 | D+48.4 |
| DeSoto | 28,264 37.1% | 46,457 61.0% | 1,397 | 76,118 | R+23.9 |
| Harrison | 27,728 36.6% | 46,822 61.8% | 1,218 | 75,768 | R+25.2 |
| Rankin | 18,858 26.7% | 50,905 72.0% | 913 | 70,676 | R+45.3 |
| Madison | 24,438 43.5% | 31,085 55.3% | 681 | 56,204 | R+11.8 |
| Jackson | 17,375 31.9% | 36,294 66.5% | 873 | 54,542 | R+34.7 |
| Lee | 12,189 33.0% | 24,207 65.5% | 558 | 36,954 | R+32.5 |
| Forrest | 13,757 43.5% | 17,289 54.6% | 609 | 31,655 | R+11.2 |
| Lauderdale | 12,960 41.5% | 17,966 57.5% | 320 | 31,246 | R+16.0 |
| Jones | 8,517 28.3% | 21,225 70.5% | 347 | 30,089 | R+42.2 |
| Lamar | 7,338 25.8% | 20,703 72.7% | 441 | 28,482 | R+46.9 |
| Lowndes | 13,086 48.0% | 13,799 50.7% | 354 | 27,239 | R+2.6 |
| Pearl River | 4,148 17.3% | 19,592 81.5% | 290 | 24,030 | R+64.3 |
| Lafayette | 10,069 43.0% | 12,948 55.3% | 404 | 23,421 | R+12.3 |
| Warren | 10,442 49.6% | 10,362 49.2% | 246 | 21,050 | D+0.4 |
| Hancock | 4,504 21.5% | 16,135 77.0% | 321 | 20,960 | R+55.5 |
| Oktibbeha | 10,299 52.1% | 9,004 45.6% | 453 | 19,756 | D+6.6 |
| Washington | 12,503 69.4% | 5,300 29.4% | 204 | 18,007 | D+40.0 |
| Pike | 8,646 49.9% | 8,478 48.9% | 217 | 17,341 | D+1.0 |
| Monroe | 5,876 34.0% | 11,178 64.8% | 208 | 17,262 | R+30.7 |
| Lincoln | 5,040 30.0% | 11,597 69.0% | 165 | 16,802 | R+39.0 |
| Marshall | 8,059 50.9% | 7,569 47.8% | 194 | 15,822 | D+3.1 |
| Alcorn | 2,782 17.6% | 12,819 81.2% | 193 | 15,794 | R+63.5 |
| Panola | 7,403 47.4% | 8,060 51.6% | 164 | 15,627 | R+4.2 |
| Pontotoc | 2,614 18.2% | 11,549 80.4% | 198 | 14,361 | R+62.2 |
| Adams | 7,916 57.5% | 5,695 41.4% | 146 | 13,757 | D+16.1 |
| Bolivar | 8,903 64.8% | 4,671 34.0% | 168 | 13,742 | D+30.8 |
| Tate | 4,183 31.9% | 8,711 66.5% | 203 | 13,097 | R+34.6 |
| Copiah | 6,470 50.2% | 6,250 48.5% | 163 | 12,883 | D+1.7 |
| Union | 2,160 17.0% | 10,373 81.8% | 150 | 12,683 | R+64.8 |
| Marion | 3,787 31.1% | 8,272 67.9% | 118 | 12,177 | R+36.8 |
| Simpson | 4,037 34.2% | 7,635 64.6% | 144 | 11,816 | R+30.5 |
| Neshoba | 3,260 27.9% | 8,320 71.1% | 123 | 11,703 | R+43.2 |
| George | 1,218 11.0% | 9,714 87.9% | 118 | 11,050 | R+76.9 |
| Grenada | 4,734 43.4% | 6,080 55.7% | 96 | 10,910 | R+12.3 |
| Leflore | 7,647 70.2% | 3,129 28.7% | 116 | 10,892 | D+41.5 |
| Itawamba | 1,249 11.5% | 9,437 87.2% | 132 | 10,818 | R+75.7 |
| Scott | 4,330 40.3% | 6,285 58.6% | 118 | 10,733 | R+18.2 |
| Prentiss | 2,153 20.2% | 8,371 78.6% | 121 | 10,645 | R+58.4 |
| Yazoo | 5,498 52.7% | 4,832 46.3% | 108 | 10,438 | D+6.4 |
| Clay | 5,843 57.3% | 4,182 41.0% | 164 | 10,189 | D+16.3 |
| Newton | 3,075 30.2% | 6,997 68.7% | 111 | 10,183 | R+38.5 |
| Tippah | 1,937 19.2% | 8,053 79.7% | 111 | 10,101 | R+60.5 |
| Wayne | 3,624 36.0% | 6,308 62.7% | 125 | 10,057 | R+26.7 |
| Sunflower | 6,783 70.0% | 2,800 28.9% | 101 | 9,684 | D+41.1 |
| Covington | 3,416 36.5% | 5,853 62.5% | 90 | 9,359 | R+26.0 |
| Winston | 4,040 43.7% | 5,112 55.3% | 84 | 9,236 | R+11.6 |
| Leake | 3,897 42.4% | 5,228 56.8% | 75 | 9,200 | R+14.5 |
| Tishomingo | 1,059 11.6% | 7,932 86.8% | 145 | 9,136 | R+75.2 |
| Attala | 3,543 40.2% | 5,178 58.7% | 103 | 8,824 | R+18.5 |
| Jasper | 4,341 49.7% | 4,304 49.3% | 93 | 8,738 | D+0.4 |
| Coahoma | 6,020 70.8% | 2,375 27.9% | 106 | 8,501 | D+42.9 |
| Clarke | 2,838 34.0% | 5,417 65.0% | 83 | 8,338 | R+30.9 |
| Smith | 1,792 21.5% | 6,459 77.6% | 77 | 8,328 | R+56.0 |
| Chickasaw | 3,810 46.8% | 4,175 51.3% | 157 | 8,142 | R+4.5 |
| Holmes | 6,587 81.2% | 1,369 16.9% | 158 | 8,114 | D+64.3 |
| Stone | 1,802 22.9% | 5,964 75.7% | 111 | 7,877 | R+52.8 |
| Amite | 2,620 36.4% | 4,503 62.6% | 73 | 7,196 | R+26.2 |
| Walthall | 2,835 39.8% | 4,221 59.3% | 64 | 7,120 | R+19.5 |
| Lawrence | 2,260 34.2% | 4,284 64.8% | 68 | 6,612 | R+30.6 |
| Calhoun | 1,902 28.9% | 4,624 70.2% | 63 | 6,589 | R+41.3 |
| Yalobusha | 2,785 42.6% | 3,671 56.2% | 79 | 6,535 | R+13.6 |
| Jefferson Davis | 3,599 57.9% | 2,535 40.8% | 80 | 6,214 | D+17.1 |
| Perry | 1,362 23.0% | 4,500 76.1% | 55 | 5,917 | R+53.0 |
| Greene | 966 16.6% | 4,794 82.5% | 52 | 5,812 | R+65.9 |
| Carroll | 1,731 30.4% | 3,924 68.8% | 48 | 5,703 | R+38.5 |
| Tallahatchie | 3,105 54.6% | 2,488 43.8% | 92 | 5,685 | D+10.9 |
| Webster | 1,043 19.3% | 4,290 79.5% | 60 | 5,393 | R+60.2 |
| Noxubee | 4,040 75.7% | 1,240 23.2% | 59 | 5,339 | D+52.4 |
| Montgomery | 2,121 41.8% | 2,916 57.5% | 37 | 5,074 | R+15.7 |
| Kemper | 2,888 61.0% | 1,788 37.8% | 56 | 4,732 | D+23.2 |
| Franklin | 1,481 33.2% | 2,923 65.5% | 58 | 4,462 | R+32.3 |
| Claiborne | 3,771 84.7% | 605 13.6% | 74 | 4,450 | D+71.1 |
| Benton | 1,679 39.1% | 2,571 59.9% | 40 | 4,290 | R+20.8 |
| Choctaw | 1,185 28.0% | 3,003 71.1% | 37 | 4,225 | R+43.0 |
| Humphreys | 3,015 72.0% | 1,118 26.7% | 55 | 4,188 | D+45.3 |
| Wilkinson | 2,749 66.6% | 1,325 32.1% | 54 | 4,128 | D+34.5 |
| Jefferson | 3,328 85.1% | 531 13.6% | 51 | 3,910 | D+71.5 |
| Tunica | 2,580 72.4% | 926 26.0% | 56 | 3,562 | D+46.4 |
| Quitman | 2,150 66.6% | 1,026 31.8% | 50 | 3,226 | D+34.8 |
| Sharkey | 1,465 67.1% | 688 31.5% | 30 | 2,183 | D+35.6 |
| Issaquena | 356 52.6% | 308 45.5% | 13 | 677 | D+7.1 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Mississippi in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+22.9 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+16.5 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+17.8 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+11.5 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+13.2 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+19.7 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+16.9 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+5.1 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+20.8 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.5 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+58.6 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+74.3 |
| 1960 | Unpledged electors (other) | |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+33.8 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1948 | Strom Thurmond (other) | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+87.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+91.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+94.3 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+92.4 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+64.2 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+81.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+70.0 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+87.9 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+86.5 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+83.6 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+85.5 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+77.8 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+84.1 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+73.6 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+47.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+28.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+35.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+36.1 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+27.0 |