Overview
- District ID
- ms-hd-049
- State
- Mississippi
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 049
- Land Area
- 125.3 sq mi
- Water Area
- 14.9 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 |
|---|
| Washington County | 125.32 sq mi | 100.0% | 17.3% |
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 2 | 23,157 | 100.0% | 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
- 14,680
- Active Voters
- 12,131 (82.6%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 521 (3.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 7,625 (51.9%) | 2,780 (18.9%) | 713 (4.9%) |
| 2021–2022 | 4,360 (29.7%) | 1,097 (7.5%) | 157 (1.1%) |
| 2019–2020 | 8,225 (56.0%) | 3,580 (24.4%) | 950 (6.5%) |
| 2017–2018 | 5,687 (38.7%) | 408 (2.8%) | 238 (1.6%) |
| 2015–2016 | 6,839 (46.6%) | 2,156 (14.7%) | 1,039 (7.1%) |
| 2013–2014 | 3,297 (22.5%) | 903 (6.2%) | 694 (4.7%) |
| 2011–2012 | 6,557 (44.7%) | 1,799 (12.3%) | 586 (4.0%) |
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
- 22,247 (± 1,120)
- Median Age
- 37.5
- Median Household Income
- $41,590 (± $4,524)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 81.7%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 24.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 5,668 | 25.5% |
| 18 to 64 | 12,914 | 58.0% |
| 65 and over | 3,665 | 16.5% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 140 | 0.6% |
| White, not Hispanic | 4,856 | 21.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 16,610 | 74.7% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 297 | 1.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 8 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 1 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 335 | 1.5% |
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
- 22,212
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 16,542
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 22,074 | 99.4% |
| Hispanic | 135 | 0.6% |
| White | 4,907 | 22.1% |
| Black | 16,725 | 75.3% |
| Asian | 269 | 1.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 9 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 42 | 0.2% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 16,470 | 99.6% |
| Hispanic | 74 | 0.4% |
| White | 4,132 | 25.0% |
| Black | 12,096 | 73.1% |
| Asian | 153 | 0.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 57 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 39 | 0.2% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
