See main article: 2024 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 2024 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Next Election: | 2028 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Joe Biden |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Kamala Harris |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | California |
| Running Mate2: | Tim Walz |
| Image1: | Donald Trump 2023 (double cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Donald Trump |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Florida |
| Running Mate1: | JD Vance |
The 2024 United States presidential election in Mississippi is scheduled to take 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. The state of Mississippi has six electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state neither gained nor lost a seat.[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. It is one of the most socially conservative states in the nation, and has not been won by a Democrat at this level since fellow Southerner Jimmy Carter narrowly did in 1976 nor has it been competitive since Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas fell five points short of carrying the state in 1996. Thus, Mississippi is predicted to go safely for the Republican candidate in 2024.
Incumbent Democratic president Joe Biden was running for reelection to a second term, and became the party's presumptive nominee, but withdrew from the race on July 21.[2] [3] He then endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her presidential campaign the same day.[4] The Republican nominee is former president Donald Trump.[5] Independent Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has received the nomination of the Reform Party of the United States of America, which has ballot access in the state.[6]
See main article: 2024 Mississippi Republican presidential primary. 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.[7]
See main article: 2024 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary. 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.[8]
In Mississippi, candidates have to pay a filing fee of $2,500 and gather at least 500 signatures to make the primary ballot.[9] Incumbent President Joe Biden won the primary, being the only candidate that met these requirements.[10]
Results
See main article: 2024 Libertarian Party presidential primaries. The Mississippi Libertarian caucuses were held on February 27, 2024. Author and former New York University professor, Michael Rectenwald from Pennsylvania won the non-binding preferential vote with 41.2% of the vote.
| Election Name: | 2024 Mississippi Libertarian presidential caucuses |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Mississippi Libertarian presidential caucuses |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 United States presidential election in Iowa#Libertarian caucuses |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | February 24, 2024 |
| Outgoing Members: | IA |
| Elected Members: | MN |
| Candidate1: | Michael Rectenwald |
| Color1: | C72532 |
| Home State1: | Pennsylvania |
| Popular Vote1: | 7 |
| Percentage1: | 41.2% |
| Candidate2: | Lars Mapstead |
| Color2: | 533BA4 |
| Home State2: | California |
| Popular Vote2: | 5 |
| Percentage2: | 29.4% |
| Candidate3: | Jacob Hornberger |
| Colour3: | DAA520 |
| Home State3: | Virginia |
| Popular Vote3: | 2 |
| Percentage3: | 11.8% |
| Candidate4: | Chase Oliver |
| Color4: | 218DDA |
| Home State4: | Georgia |
| Popular Vote4: | 2 |
| Percentage4: | 11.8% |
| Candidate5: | None of the above |
| Color5: | 000000 |
| Home State5: | N/A |
| Popular Vote5: | 1 |
| Percentage5: | 5.9% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Cook Political Report[11] | December 19, 2023 | |
| align=left | Inside Elections[12] | April 26, 2023 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] | June 29, 2023 | |
| align=left | Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[14] | December 14, 2023 | |
| align=left | CNalysis[15] | December 30, 2023 | |
| align=left | CNN[16] | January 14, 2024 | |
| align=left | The Economist[17] | June 12, 2024 | |
| 538[18] | June 11, 2024 | ||
| RCP[19] | June 26, 2024 |
Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden
Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden