Mississippi State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-003
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
430 sq mi
Water Area
7.25 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Prentiss County333.36 sq mi77.5%80.3%
Tishomingo County57.52 sq mi13.4%13.6%
Alcorn County39.15 sq mi9.1%9.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Booneville city25.75 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Belmont town3.68 sq mi0.9%77.8%
New Site CDP2.58 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Jumpertown town1.79 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Marietta town1.78 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Rienzi town0.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Golden town0.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 7 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MS District 125,373100.0%3.4%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
15,986
Active Voters
14,618 (91.4%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026202 (1.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202411,014 (68.9%)437 (2.7%)6,523 (40.8%)
2021–20225,561 (34.8%)140 (0.9%)1,202 (7.5%)
2019–202010,556 (66.0%)2,282 (14.3%)4,542 (28.4%)
2017–20186,770 (42.3%)288 (1.8%)903 (5.6%)
2015–20168,895 (55.6%)4,644 (29.1%)3,338 (20.9%)
2013–20144,370 (27.3%)836 (5.2%)1,359 (8.5%)
2011–20127,428 (46.5%)155 (1.0%)1,565 (9.8%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/12/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
25,971 (± 1,102)
Median Age
38.6
Median Household Income
$51,617 (± $5,264)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,76322.2%
18 to 6415,64760.2%
65 and over4,56117.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7322.8%
White, not Hispanic21,41782.5%
Black, not Hispanic2,2348.6%
Asian, not Hispanic1440.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic520.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic360.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,3565.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
25,712
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,952

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic25,19998.0%
Hispanic5092.0%
White21,81084.8%
Black2,2748.8%
Asian1290.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native520.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races130.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic19,57898.1%
Hispanic3771.9%
White16,94284.9%
Black2,02310.1%
Asian1200.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native5112.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).