Overview
- District ID
- ms-hd-040
- State
- Mississippi
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 040
- Land Area
- 14.7 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.22 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 | 14.68 sq mi | 99.8% | 3.1% |
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 | 23,951 | 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
- 15,678
- Active Voters
- 13,968 (89.1%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 2,753 (17.6%) | 327 (2.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 6,215 (39.6%) | 743 (4.7%) | 1,146 (7.3%) |
| 2021–2022 | 2,703 (17.2%) | 193 (1.2%) | 210 (1.3%) |
| 2019–2020 | 6,191 (39.5%) | 1,596 (10.2%) | 882 (5.6%) |
| 2017–2018 | 3,766 (24.0%) | 212 (1.4%) | 245 (1.6%) |
| 2015–2016 | 4,976 (31.7%) | 1,232 (7.9%) | 1,148 (7.3%) |
| 2013–2014 | 1,920 (12.2%) | 156 (1.0%) | 412 (2.6%) |
| 2011–2012 | 4,706 (30.0%) | 280 (1.8%) | 474 (3.0%) |
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
- 23,831 (± 1,629)
- Median Age
- 32.3
- Median Household Income
- $52,575 (± $6,429)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 88.0%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 17.2%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 6,967 | 29.2% |
| 18 to 64 | 14,816 | 62.2% |
| 65 and over | 2,048 | 8.6% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,071 | 8.7% |
| White, not Hispanic | 6,769 | 28.4% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 13,563 | 56.9% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 157 | 0.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 3 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 548 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 720 | 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
- 23,217
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 16,250
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 21,674 | 93.4% |
| Hispanic | 1,542 | 6.6% |
| White | 6,775 | 29.2% |
| Black | 14,019 | 60.4% |
| Asian | 157 | 0.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 3 | 0.0% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 15,220 | 93.7% |
| Hispanic | 1,030 | 6.3% |
| White | 5,669 | 34.9% |
| Black | 9,379 | 57.7% |
| Asian | 103 | 0.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 69 | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
