2024 United States presidential election in Mississippi

2024 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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Nominee Donald Trump Kamala Harris Party Republican Democratic Home state Florida California Running mate JD Vance Tim Walz Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 746,305 465,357 Percentage 60.91% 37.98%

County results Trump   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Harris   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

President before election Joe Biden Democratic Elected President Donald Trump Republican

Elections in Mississippi
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Ballot measures 2001 Flag referendum 2004 Amendment 1 2020 Initiative 65 Measure 3
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The 2024 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Mississippi voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Mississippi's six votes in the Electoral College were unaffected by reapportionment after the 2020 United States census.^[1]

Though Mississippi has voted to the left of its bordering states in recent presidential elections, owing mainly to its large African-American minority, the state is located in the Deep South and therefore the Bible Belt. One of the most socially conservative states in the nation, it has not been won by a Democratic presidential candidate since Southerner Jimmy Carter's narrow statewide victory in 1976, nor has it been competitive at this level since Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas fell five points short of carrying the state in 1996.

Incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee.^[2] However, following what was widely viewed as a poor performance in the June 2024 presidential debate and amid increasing age and health concerns from within his party, he withdrew from the race on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day. Biden's withdrawal from the race makes him the first eligible president not to stand for re-election since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.

Donald Trump ran on the Republican ballot for a third consecutive time. He easily handled Mississippi in the past two election cycles, winning the state by 17.8% in 2016 and again by 16.5% four years later. Before the election, most news organizations considered Mississippi a safe win for Trump.

Trump received 61.0% of the vote in Mississippi, winning the state by a 22.9% margin. This marked the first time since 1984 that a Republican surpassed the 60% threshold in the state. Notably, he flipped several majority-Black counties: Copiah, Pike, and Yazoo Counties, which had not supported a Republican in a presidential race since 2004; Jasper County, last won by a Republican in 2000; Issaquena County, last flipped in 1984. Trump also flipped plurality-White Marshall County, last won by a Republican in 1972 and plurality-Black Warren County, which Trump last won in 2016.

The Mississippi Republican primary was held on March 12, 2024, alongside primaries in Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, and Washington. 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.^[3]

The 2024 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary was held on March 12, 2024, alongside the Democrats Abroad, Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington primaries, and Northern Mariana Islands caucuses. 40 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated to presidential candidates.^[5]

In Mississippi, candidates have to pay a filing fee of $2,500 and gather at least 500 signatures to make the primary ballot.^[6] Incumbent President Joe Biden won the primary, being the only candidate that met these requirements.^{[7][better source needed]}

• Joe Biden

Results

A study by the Center for Election Innovation & Research in July 2024 found that Mississippi is one of only three remaining states (along with Alabama and New Hampshire) to offer no early in-person voting option for the 2024 general election. The state also requires an eligible reason to vote by mail.^[23]

County flips

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