Mississippi's six votes in the Electoral College were unaffected by reapportionment after the 2020 United States census.

[4] In Mississippi, candidates have to pay a filing fee of $2,500 and gather at least 500 signatures to make the primary ballot.

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden Donald Trump vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Joe Biden Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden A study by the Center for Election Innovation & Research in July 2024 found that Mississippi is one of only three remaining states (along with Alabama and New Hampshire) to offer no early in-person voting option for the 2024 general election.

One of the most socially conservative states in the nation, it has not been won by a Democratic presidential candidate since Southerner Jimmy Carter's narrow statewide victory in 1976, nor has it been competitive at this level since Bill Clinton of neighboring Arkansas fell five points short of carrying the state in 1996.

Harris received 15% less total votes than Biden did, in large part with a decline in turnout from black majority counties on the Mississippi Delta.