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Holmes County

Voted Democratic in 2024 · 6,730 votes cast

About Holmes County

Holmes County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi; its western border is formed by the Yazoo River and the eastern border by the Big Black River. The western part of the county is within the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,000. Its county seat is Lexington. The county is named in honor of David Holmes, territorial governor and the first governor of the state of Mississippi and later United States Senator for Mississippi. Holmes County native, Edmond Favor Noel, was an attorney and state politician, elected as governor of Mississippi, serving from 1908 to 1912.

2024 Presidential Results

All candidates · Holmes County, Mississippi

Kamala D Harris(Democrat)

80.5%5,420

Won by 4,177 votes

Donald J Trump(Republican)

18.5%1,243

Other(Other)

0.9%59

Chase Oliver(Libertarian)

0.1%8

Margin History

Red = Republican, Blue = Democratic

2024D+62.1

2020D+64.3

2016D+66.6

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Swung Right in 2024

Holmes County shifted 2.2 points toward Republicans compared to 2020. Voter turnout decreased by 17.1%.

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