Mississippi State House District 37

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-037
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
037
Land Area
356.2 sq mi
Water Area
4.19 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 37

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lowndes County236.36 sq mi66.3%46.8%
Monroe County102.77 sq mi28.9%13.4%
Clay County16.95 sq mi4.8%4.1%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Hope CDP5.03 sq mi1.4%100.0%
West Point city4.84 sq mi1.4%23.2%
Columbus city3.52 sq mi1.0%14.1%
Gattman village0.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Caledonia town0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 5 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 123,677100.0%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
17,866
Active Voters
16,996 (95.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202670 (0.4%)13 (0.1%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202412,376 (69.3%)2,022 (11.3%)4,373 (24.5%)
2021–20227,667 (42.9%)241 (1.3%)1,265 (7.1%)
2019–202011,982 (67.1%)2,737 (15.3%)4,624 (25.9%)
2017–20188,309 (46.5%)360 (2.0%)1,225 (6.9%)
2015–201610,151 (56.8%)2,511 (14.1%)4,704 (26.3%)
2013–20145,542 (31.0%)398 (2.2%)2,274 (12.7%)
2011–20129,062 (50.7%)313 (1.8%)2,483 (13.9%)

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
22,843 (± 1,361)
Median Age
37.5
Median Household Income
$71,598 (± $5,932)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,87325.7%
18 to 6412,90156.5%
65 and over4,06917.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4502.0%
White, not Hispanic15,86769.5%
Black, not Hispanic5,66524.8%
Asian, not Hispanic940.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7673.4%

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
22,789
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
16,927

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,34998.1%
Hispanic4341.9%
White15,90269.8%
Black5,66424.9%
Asian750.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,72098.8%
Hispanic2061.2%
White12,04871.2%
Black4,28725.3%
Asian820.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3362.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

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