Overview
- District ID
- ms-hd-020
- State
- Mississippi
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 020
- Land Area
- 17.7 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.07 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| DeSoto County | 17.69 sq mi | 100.0% | 3.7% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 2 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| MS District 1 | 23,494 | 100.0% | 3.2% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 17,727
- Active Voters
- 15,968 (90.1%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 3,176 (17.9%) | 476 (2.7%) | 18 (0.1%) |
| 2023–2024 | 9,109 (51.4%) | 872 (4.9%) | 2,518 (14.2%) |
| 2021–2022 | 4,325 (24.4%) | 283 (1.6%) | 474 (2.7%) |
| 2019–2020 | 8,388 (47.3%) | 1,774 (10.0%) | 2,022 (11.4%) |
| 2017–2018 | 5,296 (29.9%) | 280 (1.6%) | 507 (2.9%) |
| 2015–2016 | 6,606 (37.3%) | 1,150 (6.5%) | 2,628 (14.8%) |
| 2013–2014 | 3,097 (17.5%) | 152 (0.9%) | 1,171 (6.6%) |
| 2011–2012 | 5,879 (33.2%) | 167 (0.9%) | 1,254 (7.1%) |
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
- 22,932 (± 1,777)
- Median Age
- 37.1
- Median Household Income
- $65,798 (± $5,632)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 89.6%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 21.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 5,801 | 25.3% |
| 18 to 64 | 13,432 | 58.6% |
| 65 and over | 3,699 | 16.1% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,104 | 4.8% |
| White, not Hispanic | 11,114 | 48.5% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 9,610 | 41.9% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 295 | 1.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 118 | 0.5% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 691 | 3.0% |
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
- 22,664
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 16,879
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 21,752 | 96.0% |
| Hispanic | 910 | 4.0% |
| White | 11,203 | 49.4% |
| Black | 9,648 | 42.6% |
| Asian | 241 | 1.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 0 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 55 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 16,412 | 97.2% |
| Hispanic | 472 | 2.8% |
| White | 8,933 | 52.9% |
| Black | 7,120 | 42.2% |
| Asian | 251 | 1.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 102 | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 11 | 0.1% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
