Mississippi State House District 45

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-045
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
045
Land Area
829.3 sq mi
Water Area
2.54 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 45

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kemper County493.19 sq mi59.5%64.4%
Lauderdale County130.39 sq mi15.7%18.5%
Winston County104.99 sq mi12.7%17.3%
Neshoba County100.74 sq mi12.1%17.7%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bogue Chitto CDP6.35 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Meridian city4.83 sq mi0.6%9.0%
Philadelphia city3.69 sq mi0.4%30.3%
Marion town3.61 sq mi0.4%100.0%
De Kalb town3.32 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lauderdale CDP2.86 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Meridian Station CDP0.72 sq mi0.1%43.2%
Porterville CDP0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 8 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 323,077100.0%3.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,611
Active Voters
13,324 (85.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,519 (9.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–20249,465 (60.6%)3,787 (24.3%)2,598 (16.6%)
2021–20226,204 (39.7%)<10 (—)1,003 (6.4%)
2019–20209,792 (62.7%)4,042 (25.9%)2,205 (14.1%)
2017–20186,577 (42.1%)1,237 (7.9%)961 (6.2%)
2015–20168,216 (52.6%)3,555 (22.8%)2,292 (14.7%)
2013–20144,241 (27.2%)651 (4.2%)1,189 (7.6%)
2011–20127,610 (48.7%)704 (4.5%)1,270 (8.1%)

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
23,669 (± 1,772)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$44,228 (± $2,164)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,27826.5%
18 to 6412,53853.0%
65 and over4,85320.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3621.5%
White, not Hispanic9,90041.8%
Black, not Hispanic11,90350.3%
Asian, not Hispanic340.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6222.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8433.6%

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
23,475
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,197

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic23,13598.6%
Hispanic3381.4%
White9,88542.1%
Black11,90250.7%
Asian160.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native6192.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1200.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,95798.6%
Hispanic2391.4%
White7,49343.6%
Black8,67950.5%
Asian470.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native6423.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races890.5%

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