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Forrest County

Voted Republican in 2024 · 28,466 votes cast

About Forrest County

Forrest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,158. Its county seat and largest city is Hattiesburg. The county was created from Perry County in 1908 and named in honor of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Forrest County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2024 Presidential Results

All candidates · Forrest County, Mississippi

Donald J Trump(Republican)

58.2%16,579

Won by 5,104 votes

Kamala D Harris(Democrat)

40.3%11,475

Other(Other)

1.2%335

Chase Oliver(Libertarian)

0.3%77

Margin History

Red = Republican, Blue = Democratic

2024R+17.9

2020R+11.2

2016R+13.3

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Swung Right in 2024

Forrest County shifted 6.8 points toward Republicans compared to 2020. Voter turnout decreased by 10.1%.

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