The first president to be elected in Mississippi was James K. Polk. He served as the 11th President of the United States from 1845 to 1849 and was notably elected while Mississippi was still a relatively young state, having joined the Union in 1817. Polk's election was significant for his focus on westward expansion and territorial acquisition.
Herbert Hoover was the first US president born west of the Mississippi. He was born in Iowa and elected in 1928.
Herbert Hoover
President Herbert Hoover of Iowa.
Herbert Hoover of California in 1928
The first U. S. President from west of the Mississippi was Zachary Taylor of Louisiana (elected in 1848). The first U. S. President born west of the Mississippi was Herbert Hoover, who was born in Iowa in 1874.
Herbert Hoover of California
Jefferson Davis represented Mississippi in the U.S. Congress before he was elected President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis was a U.S. Senator from Mississippi, the U.S. Secretary of War, and the President of the Confederate States of America.
Barack Obama was the first Black president elected.
Jefferson Davis
Barak Obama was first elected as President of the United states in 2008 and was re-elected as president in 2012
Cleveland was elected for his first term in 1884.