Mississippi State House District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-009
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
009
Land Area
1,130.7 sq mi
Water Area
47.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Tunica County454.13 sq mi40.2%100.0%
Quitman County405.01 sq mi35.8%100.0%
Coahoma County142.01 sq mi12.6%25.7%
DeSoto County64.97 sq mi5.7%13.6%
Tate County64.63 sq mi5.7%16.0%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tunica Resorts CDP28.69 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Walls town11.16 sq mi1.0%94.5%
Arkabutla CDP4.03 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Darling CDP2.71 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dundee CDP2.01 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Coldwater town1.29 sq mi0.1%54.4%
Marks city1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Friars Point town1.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lambert town0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tunica town0.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
North Tunica CDP0.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sledge town0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
White Oak CDP0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lula town0.42 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Falcon town0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Crowder town0.30 sq mi<0.1%66.4%
Lakeview CDP0.20 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Coahoma town0.20 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Austin CDP0.10 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
Crenshaw town0.06 sq mi<0.1%13.5%

Showing all 20 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 218,13874.1%2.5%88.5%
MS District 16,33425.9%0.9%11.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
17,404
Active Voters
15,392 (88.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20263,428 (19.7%)1,098 (6.3%)114 (0.7%)
2023–20249,104 (52.3%)4,660 (26.8%)1,207 (6.9%)
2021–20224,565 (26.2%)1,398 (8.0%)305 (1.8%)
2019–20209,456 (54.3%)5,449 (31.3%)852 (4.9%)
2017–20186,283 (36.1%)759 (4.4%)270 (1.6%)
2015–20168,429 (48.4%)5,632 (32.4%)1,063 (6.1%)
2013–20144,581 (26.3%)1,061 (6.1%)662 (3.8%)
2011–20127,655 (44.0%)1,760 (10.1%)472 (2.7%)

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
23,693 (± 868)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$40,061 (± $3,427)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,63923.8%
18 to 6414,30560.4%
65 and over3,74915.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4712.0%
White, not Hispanic6,42527.1%
Black, not Hispanic16,44569.4%
Asian, not Hispanic600.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic240.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic130.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2551.1%

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
23,554
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,919

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic23,18898.4%
Hispanic3711.6%
White6,45827.4%
Black16,45569.9%
Asian370.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races30.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,69598.7%
Hispanic2241.3%
White5,46530.5%
Black12,08267.4%
Asian380.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1190.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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