| Amendment 1 | |
| Mississippi Marriage Definition Amendment | |
| Yes: | 957,104 |
| No: | 155,648 |
| Total: | 1,152,365 |
| Electorate: | 2,068,766 |
| Turnoutpct: | 53.78 |
| Mapcaption: | Yes |
| Date: | November 2, 2004 |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Flag Year: | 2001 |
| Notes: | Sources: [1] [2] [3] |
Amendment 1 of 2004 is an amendment to the Mississippi Constitution that prohibited same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Mississippi. The Amendment passed a public referendum on November 2, 2004 with 86% of voters supporting and 14% opposing.[4]
When compared to all similar amendments passed in the United States, Mississippi Amendment 1 had the highest percentage of votes for the amendment, outpacing the next two states, Alabama and Tennessee, at 81%.
The text of the adopted amendment, which is found at Article XIV, section 263A of the Mississippi Constitution, states:[5]
| County | Yes | Yes % | No | No % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 11,351 | 83.29% | 2,278 | 16.71% | |
| Alcorn | 9,793 | 93.04% | 733 | 6.96% | |
| Amite | 6,305 | 89.71% | 723 | 10.29% | |
| Attala | 7,576 | 90.27% | 817 | 9.73% | |
| Benton | 3,421 | 85.70% | 571 | 14.30% | |
| Bolivar | 7,489 | 86.91% | 1,128 | 13.09% | |
| Calhoun | 5,944 | 91.54% | 549 | 8.46% | |
| Carroll | 4,792 | 88.17% | 643 | 11.83% | |
| Chickasaw | 7,336 | 88.92% | 914 | 11.08% | |
| Choctaw | 3,695 | 90.74% | 377 | 9.26% | |
| Claiborne | 3,758 | 76.37% | 1,163 | 23.63% | |
| Clarke | 7,144 | 91.86% | 633 | 8.14% | |
| Clay | 8,727 | 87.47% | 1,250 | 12.53% | |
| Coahoma | 4,742 | 85.80% | 785 | 14.20% | |
| Copiah | 10,776 | 87.70% | 1,512 | 12.30% | |
| Covington | 7,278 | 88.90% | 909 | 11.10% | |
| DeSoto | 42,379 | 87.33% | 6,148 | 12.67% | |
| Forrest | 21,815 | 82.64% | 4,582 | 17.36% | |
| Franklin | 3,849 | 88.58% | 496 | 11.42% | |
| George | 7,441 | 91.19% | 719 | 8.81% | |
| Greene | 4,921 | 92.85% | 379 | 7.15% | |
| Grenada | 8,313 | 88.57% | 1,073 | 11.43% | |
| Hancock | 13,058 | 77.60% | 3,770 | 22.40% | |
| Harrison | 47,367 | 76.49% | 14,556 | 23.51% | |
| Hinds | 71,798 | 78.59% | 19,561 | 21.41% | |
| Holmes | 6,521 | 84.31% | 1,214 | 15.69% | |
| Humphreys | 3,586 | 81.30% | 825 | 18.70% | |
| Issaquena | 685 | 81.16% | 159 | 18.84% | |
| Itawamba | 9,122 | 94.06% | 576 | 5.94% | |
| Jackson | 39,960 | 80.52% | 9,667 | 19.48% | |
| Jasper | 6,969 | 87.37% | 1,007 | 12.63% | |
| Jefferson | 2,993 | 79.16% | 788 | 20.84% | |
| Jefferson Davis | 5,505 | 87.59% | 780 | 12.41% | |
| Jones | 24,540 | 92.00% | 2,133 | 8.00% | |
| Kemper | 4,122 | 87.55% | 586 | 12.45% | |
| Lafayette | 11,773 | 77.76% | 3,368 | 22.24% | |
| Lamar | 18,291 | 89.88% | 2,060 | 10.12% | |
| Lauderdale | 25,943 | 88.63% | 3,327 | 11.37% | |
| Lawrence | 6,010 | 91.03% | 592 | 8.97% | |
| Leake | 7,376 | 89.59% | 857 | 10.41% | |
| Lee | 26,923 | 90.17% | 2,934 | 9.83% | |
| Leflore | 6,541 | 86.44% | 1,026 | 13.56% | |
| Lincoln | 13,386 | 90.97% | 1,328 | 9.03% | |
| Lowndes | 20,361 | 87.68% | 2,862 | 12.32% | |
| Madison | 32,152 | 84.81% | 5,759 | 15.19% | |
| Marion | 10,912 | 92.26% | 916 | 7.74% | |
| Marshall | 11,353 | 84.59% | 2,068 | 15.41% | |
| Monroe | 14,604 | 91.39% | 1,375 | 8.61% | |
| Montgomery | 4,833 | 90.62% | 500 | 9.38% | |
| Neshoba | 9,766 | 92.60% | 780 | 7.40% | |
| Newton | 7,399 | 90.72% | 757 | 9.28% | |
| Noxubee | 4,611 | 84.16% | 868 | 15.84% | |
| Oktibbeha | 13,603 | 81.73% | 3,040 | 18.27% | |
| Panola | 11,774 | 87.85% | 1,628 | 12.15% | |
| Pearl River | 17,015 | 88.62% | 2,186 | 11.38% | |
| Perry | 4,729 | 90.65% | 488 | 9.35% | |
| Pike | 14,416 | 87.31% | 2,095 | 12.69% | |
| Pontotoc | 10,668 | 93.83% | 702 | 6.17% | |
| Prentiss | 9,553 | 93.35% | 680 | 6.65% | |
| Quitman | 2,798 | 74.97% | 934 | 25.03% | |
| Rankin | 47,981 | 88.31% | 6,351 | 11.69% | |
| Scott | 8,933 | 86.52% | 1,392 | 13.48% | |
| Sharkey | 1,786 | 82.41% | 381 | 17.58% | |
| Simpson | 10,101 | 89.27% | 1,214 | 10.73% | |
| Smith | 7,150 | 92.62% | 570 | 7.38% | |
| Stone | 5,137 | 85.75% | 854 | 14.25% | |
| Sunflower | 7,526 | 83.76% | 1,459 | 16.24% | |
| Tallahatchie | 5,150 | 85.08% | 903 | 14.92% | |
| Tate | 9,879 | 89.02% | 1,219 | 10.98% | |
| Tippah | 8,660 | 92.85% | 667 | 7.15% | |
| Tishomingo | 7,721 | 91.31% | 735 | 8.69% | |
| Tunica | 2,169 | 73.43% | 785 | 26.57% | |
| Union | 10,094 | 93.14% | 743 | 6.86% | |
| Walthall | 5,924 | 89.26% | 713 | 10.74% | |
| Warren | 15,041 | 82.97% | 3,088 | 17.03% | |
| Washington | 14,454 | 83.75% | 2,804 | 16.25% | |
| Wayne | 8,338 | 90.81% | 844 | 9.19% | |
| Webster | 4,713 | 91.14% | 458 | 8.86% | |
| Wilkinson | 3,559 | 85.31% | 613 | 14.69% | |
| Winston | 8,653 | 89.46% | 1,019 | 10.54% | |
| Yalobusha | 5,235 | 87.75% | 731 | 12.25% | |
| Yazoo | 7,039 | 87.88% | 971 | 12.12% |