Donald Trump ran on the Republican ballot for a third consecutive time. He easily handled Mississippi in the past two election cycles, winning the state by 17.8% in 2016 and again by 16.5% four years later. Before the election, most news organizations considered Mississippi a safe win for Trump.
Receiving 60.9% of the vote, Trump improved in Mississippi, a state in the core of the Deep South where the White and Black votes are extremely polarized. He flipped several counties that are majority or plurality Black, reflecting turnout from Black voters likely declining from 2020, while also shifting to Trump. Trump remained very strong with the White voters across the state.
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