Lawrence County, Mississippi

2024 results by precinct

13 precincts · 6,053 votes cast

Trump · R+37

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−36.6%	1,899	4,113	6,053
2020	R	−30.6%	2,260	4,285	6,613
2016	R	−29.8%	2,195	4,091	6,364
2012	R	−25.7%	2,468	4,192	6,698
2008	R	−25.4%	2,587	4,369	7,009
2004	R	−26.1%	2,308	3,956	6,306
2000	R	−12.6%	2,841	3,674	6,587
1996	D	+1.7%	2,481	2,392	5,371
1992	R	−1.8%	2,582	2,689	6,095
1988	R	−18.7%	2,517	3,682	6,223
1984	R	−27.1%	2,274	3,970	6,253
1980	R	−1.6%	2,692	2,781	5,560
1976	D	+3.0%	2,242	2,109	4,436
1972	R	−64.6%	709	3,394	4,154
1968	D	+10.6%	740	329	3,894
1964	R	−81.9%	236	2,373	2,609
1960	D	+12.7%	469	259	1,651
1956	D	+49.3%	1,025	276	1,519
1952	D	+33.5%	1,117	556	1,673
1948	D	+4.0%	66	13	1,341
1944	D	+94.3%	1,535	45	1,580
1940	D	+94.1%	1,218	37	1,255
1936	D	+94.8%	1,286	34	1,321
1932	D	+93.5%	933	31	965
1928	D	+56.7%	759	210	969
1924	D	+84.9%	674	55	729
1920	D	+59.9%	526	131	659
1916	D	+94.8%	725	18	746
1912	D	+87.1%	332	9	371
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	D	+61.2%	527	120	665
1896	D	+62.5%	774	175	959
1892	D	+60.3%	386	36	580
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

25.4%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.6%

75–84

3.6%

5.7%

65–74

6.0%

6.5%

55–64

7.6%

5.5%

45–54

5.9%

7.1%

35–44

6.6%

4.0%

25–34

4.2%

4.1%

18–24

4.7%

9.8%

5–17

8.6%

2.7%

3.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$43,531

Lawrence County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.

Lawrence County$43,531

Mississippi$56,447

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

23.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

52.9%

Methodist

5.8%

Other Christian

1.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Lawrence County's population of roughly 13,000 is heavily rural and has trended steadily toward lopsided Republican presidential margins, hitting R+36.6 in 2024—reflecting a broader realignment across small, majority-white counties in the state's southern tier.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Lawrence County peaked at ninety-five points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. Lawrence County's median household income of $43,531 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Union Parish and Henry County.

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