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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.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Donald Trump won Republican 756,764 57.6%
Joe Biden Democratic 539,398 41.1%
All other candidates 17,597 1.3%
Total1,313,759

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

YearWinnerMargin
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