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Presidential election in Mississippi, 2020

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Mississippi
2020 presidential election
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Democratic primary: March 10, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican primary: March 10, 2020
Republican winner: Donald Trump

Electoral College: Six votes
2020 winner: Donald Trump
2016 winner: Donald Trump (R)
2012 winner: Mitt Romney (R)

Presidential election by state, 2020

President Donald Trump (R) won the presidential election in Mississippi on November 3, 2020. Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232 electoral votes.

Biden won the Democratic primary on March 10, 2020.[1] Trump won the Republican primary.[2]

Mississippi was one of six states with six votes in the Electoral College, making it tied for 30th-most. Mississippi was carried by the Republican presidential nominee in every election between 1980 and 2016; the last Democrat to carry the state was Jimmy Carter (D). Between 1900 and 2016, Mississippi backed the Democratic presidential candidate in 50% of elections and the Republican candidate in 40%.

In the 2016 election, Trump carried Mississippi with 57.9% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 40.1%.

This page includes the following sections:

Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in Mississippi, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
57.6
 
756,764 6
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
41.1
 
539,398 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
0.6
 
8,026 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.3
 
3,657 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.1
 
1,498 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Independent)
 
0.1
 
1,317 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (American Constitution Party)
 
0.1
 
1,279 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.1
 
1,161 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
 
0.1
 
659 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,313,759



Primary election

Mississippi Democratic presidential primary on March 10, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
81.0
 
222,160 34
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Bernie Sanders
 
14.8
 
40,657 2
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Michael Bloomberg
 
2.5
 
6,933 0
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Elizabeth Warren
 
0.6
 
1,550 0
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Tulsi Gabbard
 
0.4
 
1,003 0
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Pete Buttigieg
 
0.2
 
562 0
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Andrew Yang
 
0.2
 
450 0
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Amy Klobuchar
 
0.2
 
440 0
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Thomas Steyer
 
0.1
 
378 0
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Deval Patrick
 
0.1
 
253 0

 Source

Total votes: 274,386 • Total pledged delegates: 36


Mississippi Republican presidential primary on March 10, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
98.6
 
241,985 40
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Bill Weld
 
0.9
 
2,311 0
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Roque De La Fuente
 
0.4
 
1,085 0

 Source

Total votes: 245,381 • Total pledged delegates: 40


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in Mississippi

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

Mississippi modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Any individual under a physician-ordered quarantine, or an individual caring for a dependent under quarantine, due to COVID-19 was eligible to vote by absentee ballot. The absentee ballot postmark deadline was extended to November 3, 2020, and the receipt deadline to November 10, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Mississippi held its Democratic primary election on March 10, 2020.
  • Mississippi had an estimated 41 delegates comprised of 36 pledged delegates and five superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.


    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[3] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[4] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[5] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[6]

    Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[7]

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • Mississippi held its Republican primary election on March 10, 2020.
  • Mississippi had an estimated 39 delegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Republican primary was open, meaning all voters were able to vote in the election.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[8]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[9]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.



    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Mississippi

    The tables below detail filing requirements for presidential candidates in Mississippi in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Mississippi, click here.

    Presidential primary candidates

    Filing requirements for presidential primary candidates in Mississippi, 2020
    State Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Mississippi Qualified political parties 500 Fixed by statute (alternatively, 100 signatures from each congressional district) $2,500.00 Fixed by statute 1/15/2020 Source

    Independent presidential candidates

    Filing requirements for independent candidates in Mississippi, 2020
    State Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
    Mississippi 1,000 Fixed by statute $2,500.00 Fixed by statute 9/4/2020 Source

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, Mississippi, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 40.1% 485,131 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 57.9% 700,714 6
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 1.2% 14,435 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.3% 3,731 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.3% 3,987 0
         American Delta Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 644 0
         Prohibition Jim Hedges/Bill Bayes 0.1% 715 0
    Total Votes 1,209,357 6
    Election results via: Mississippi Secretary of State

    Primary election

    Mississippi Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 82.5% 187,334 31
    Bernie Sanders 16.6% 37,748 5
    Martin O'Malley 0.3% 672 0
    Roque De La Fuente 0.2% 481 0
    Willie Wilson 0.4% 919 0
    Other 0% 10 0
    Totals 227,164 36
    Source: Mississippi Secretary of State and The New York Times


    Mississippi Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Jeb Bush 0.4% 1,697 0
    Ben Carson 1.4% 5,626 0
    Chris Christie 0.1% 493 0
    Ted Cruz 36.1% 150,364 15
    Carly Fiorina 0.1% 224 0
    Lindsey Graham 0% 172 0
    Mike Huckabee 0.3% 1,067 0
    John Kasich 8.8% 36,795 0
    George Pataki 0% 135 0
    Rand Paul 0.2% 643 0
    Marco Rubio 5.3% 21,885 0
    Rick Santorum 0.1% 510 0
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 47.2% 196,659 25
    Totals 416,270 40
    Source: Mississippi Secretary of State and The New York Times

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, Mississippi, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 43.8% 562,949 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMitt Romney/Paul Ryan 55.3% 710,746 6
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/James Gray 0.5% 6,676 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.1% 1,588 0
         Constitution Virgil Goode/Jim Clymer 0.2% 2,609 0
         Reform Barbara Dale Washer/ Cathy L. Toole 0.1% 1,016 0
    Total Votes 1,285,584 6
    Election results via: Mississippi Secretary of State

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, Mississippi, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Barack Obama/Joe Biden 43% 554,662 0
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn McCain/Sarah Palin 56.2% 724,597 6
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.3% 4,011 0
         Libertarian Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.2% 2,529 0
         Green Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente 0.1% 1,034 0
         Constitution Chuck Baldwin/Darrell Castle 0.2% 2,551 0
         Reform Ted C. Weill/Frank McEnulty 0% 481 0
    Total Votes 1,289,865 6
    Election results via: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    Mississippi presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 16 Democratic wins
    • 15 Republican wins
    • 2 other wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960[10] 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D SR[11] D D D R AI[12] R D R R R R R R R R R R R R


    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of Mississippi's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in Mississippi, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • Mississippi participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • Mississippi voted for the winning presidential candidate 46,67 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[13]
    • Mississippi voted Democratic 50 percent of the time and Republican 40 percent of the time.

    Most and least accurate states, 1900-2016

    Below is the list of the most accurate states and the least accurate states when it comes to voting for the winning presidential candidate.

    Most accurate states, 1900-2016
    State Percentage of accuracy
    Ohio 93.33% (28 out of 30 elections)
    New Mexico 88.89% (24 out of 27 elections)
    Nevada 86.67% (26 out of 30 elections)
    Missouri 86.67% (26 out of 30 elections)
    Illinois 83.33% (25 out of 30 elections)
    Least accurate states, 1900-2016
    State Percentage of accuracy
    Washington, D.C. 42.86% (6 out of 14 elections)
    Mississippi 46.67% (14 out of 30 elections)
    Alabama 51.72% (15 out of 29 elections)
    Georgia 53.33% (16 out of 30 elections)
    South Carolina 53.33% (16 out of 30 elections)

    Third-party candidate races

    In 1948, Harry S. Truman ran as a Democrat, Thomas E. Dewey ran as a Republican, and J. Strom Thurmond ran under the States' Rights Democratic Party, also known as the Dixiecrats. Thurmond won Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.[14] In 1960, Harry F. Byrd (D), running against Richard Nixon (R) and John F. Kennedy (D), took six unpledged electoral votes in Alabama and one in Oklahoma. He did win Mississippi with eight electoral votes.[15][16] In 1968, Richard Nixon ran as the Republican, Hubert H. Humphrey ran as the Democrat, and George Wallace ran under the American Independent Party and won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.[17]

    Presidential election voting record in Mississippi, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: Mississippi and Mississippi elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Mississippi voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    • Democrats held three and Republicans held 9 of Mississippi's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
    • Mississippi's governor was Republican Phil Bryant.

    State legislature

    Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2025
    Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    Governor R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R[19] D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
    House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

    Mississippi quick stats
    More Mississippi coverage on Ballotpedia:


    Demographic data for Mississippi
     MississippiU.S.
    Total population:2,989,390316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):46,9233,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:59.2%73.6%
    Black/African American:37.4%12.6%
    Asian:1%5.1%
    Native American:0.4%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:1.2%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:2.9%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:82.3%86.7%
    College graduation rate:20.7%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$39,665$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:27%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Mississippi.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

    Click on a state below to navigate to information about the presidential election in that jurisdiction.

    https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election_in_STATE,_2020

    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More," March 10, 2020
    2. ↑ The New York Times, "Mississippi Presidential Republican Primary Election Results," March 10, 2020
    3. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    4. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    5. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
    6. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
    7. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
    8. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    9. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    10. ↑ Although he was not on the ballot, Harry F. Byrd (D) won Mississippi's eight unpledged electoral votes in the 1960 election against Richard Nixon (R) and Democratic Party nominee John F. Kennedy.
    11. ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
    12. ↑ American Independent Party
    13. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    14. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1940-1948," accessed June 21, 2016
    15. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1960," accessed June 21, 2016
    16. ↑ University of California Santa Barbara, "The American Presidency Project, Election of 1960," accessed June 22, 2016
    17. ↑ U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, "Electoral Votes, 1964-1972," accessed June 21, 2016
    18. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
    19. ↑ Republicans gained a majority in 2007 when two Democratic state senators switched their party affiliation. Democrats regained the majority as a result of the 2007 elections.
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