United States presidential elections in Mississippi


Following is a table of the United States presidential elections in Mississippi, in chronological order by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1817, Mississippi has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864, during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the election of 1868, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
Winners of the state are in bold.

Elections from 1864 to present

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
1860Abraham Lincolnno ballotsStephen A. Douglas3,2824.7John C. Breckinridge40,76859.0John Bell25,04536.27

Elections from 1828 to 1856

YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentOther national
candidates		VotesPercentElectoral
Votes		Notes
1856James Buchanan35,45659.44John C. Frémontno ballots—Millard Fillmore24,19140.567
1852Franklin Pierce26,89660.5Winfield Scott17,55839.5John P. Haleno ballots7
1848Zachary Taylor25,91149.4Lewis Cass26,54550.6Martin Van Burenno ballots6
1844James K. Polk25,84657.43Henry Clay19,15842.57—6
1840William Henry Harrison19,51553.43Martin Van Buren17,01046.57—4
1836Martin Van Buren10,29751.28Hugh Lawson White9,78248.72various4
1832Andrew Jackson5,750100Henry Clayno ballotsWilliam Wirtno ballots4
1828Andrew Jackson6,76381.05John Quincy Adams1,58118.95—3

Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
1824Andrew Jackson3,12163.77John Quincy Adams1,65433.80Henry Clayno ballots—William H. Crawford1192.433

Election of 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all electoral votes except one vote in New Hampshire. The popular vote was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.