Mississippi State House District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-061
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
061
Land Area
27.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.09 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rankin County27.54 sq mi100.0%3.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pearl city14.84 sq mi53.9%58.2%
Brandon city5.11 sq mi18.5%19.9%
Jackson city3.35 sq mi12.2%3.0%
Flowood city2.85 sq mi10.3%9.9%

Showing all 4 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 325,472100.0%3.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
15,746
Active Voters
13,750 (87.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,679 (10.7%)0 (0.0%)<10 (—)
2023–20249,416 (59.8%)695 (4.4%)3,265 (20.7%)
2021–20225,040 (32.0%)17 (0.1%)1,726 (11.0%)
2019–20209,309 (59.1%)1,518 (9.6%)3,860 (24.5%)
2017–20186,209 (39.4%)311 (2.0%)1,852 (11.8%)
2015–20167,667 (48.7%)1,019 (6.5%)3,982 (25.3%)
2013–20143,781 (24.0%)165 (1.0%)2,374 (15.1%)
2011–20126,990 (44.4%)239 (1.5%)2,254 (14.3%)

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
26,031 (± 1,479)
Median Age
34.7
Median Household Income
$56,489 (± $7,013)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,65121.7%
18 to 6416,50663.4%
65 and over3,87414.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3385.1%
White, not Hispanic15,83060.8%
Black, not Hispanic7,18927.6%
Asian, not Hispanic8643.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic120.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1370.5%
Some other race, not Hispanic390.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6222.4%

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
25,419
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,783

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,32395.7%
Hispanic1,0944.3%
White15,85662.4%
Black7,22828.4%
Asian4972.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native120.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1390.5%
Two or More Races230.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic19,14496.8%
Hispanic6413.2%
White13,00965.8%
Black5,44427.5%
Asian4062.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1660.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1350.7%
Two or More Races90.0%

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