| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,547 | 7,984 | 9,591 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,937 | 8,054 | 10,102 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,842 | 7,240 | 9,260 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,317 | 6,717 | 9,164 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,623 | 6,937 | 9,725 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,016 | 6,174 | 9,275 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,908 | 5,381 | 8,403 | |
| 1996 | R | 2,992 | 3,249 | 6,942 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,475 | 4,444 | 8,739 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,958 | 4,593 | 7,603 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,566 | 4,706 | 7,301 | |
| 1980 | D | 3,878 | 3,338 | 7,423 | |
| 1976 | D | 4,260 | 1,887 | 6,274 | |
| 1972 | R | 569 | 3,937 | 4,585 | |
| 1968 | D | 663 | 589 | 5,879 | |
| 1964 | R | 974 | 2,482 | 3,456 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,939 | 486 | 2,892 | |
| 1956 | D | 2,569 | 287 | 2,955 | |
| 1952 | D | 2,878 | 511 | 3,389 | |
| 1948 | D | 425 | 66 | 2,152 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,539 | 126 | 2,665 | |
| 1940 | D | 2,248 | 63 | 2,311 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,625 | 19 | 1,644 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,972 | 52 | 2,028 | |
| 1928 | D | 1,457 | 298 | 1,755 | |
| 1924 | D | 1,411 | 96 | 1,552 | |
| 1920 | D | 955 | 237 | 1,214 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,547 | 82 | 1,640 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,056 | 34 | 1,175 | |
| 1908 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1900 | D | 931 | 106 | 1,052 | |
| 1896 | D | 1,063 | 103 | 1,174 | |
| 1892 | D | 755 | 85 | 1,042 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Tippah County, tucked into Mississippi's northeastern corner, recorded a 67-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red alignment that has solidified across rural north Mississippi over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tippah County peaked at ninety-eight points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-nine points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. Tippah County's median household income of $52,542 is among the lowest of any county in the United States; 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tipton County and Knox County.