Mississippi State House District 87

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-087
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
087
Land Area
212.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.73 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 87

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lamar County184.33 sq mi86.8%37.1%
Forrest County27.91 sq mi13.2%6.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Sumrall town3.74 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Hattiesburg city1.81 sq mi0.9%3.4%
Oak Grove CDP0.57 sq mi0.3%45.3%
West Hattiesburg CDP0.43 sq mi0.2%18.0%

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 425,193100.0%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
17,503
Active Voters
16,648 (95.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,176 (12.4%)0 (0.0%)747 (4.3%)
2023–202412,256 (70.0%)617 (3.5%)4,852 (27.7%)
2021–20226,980 (39.9%)329 (1.9%)1,864 (10.6%)
2019–202011,374 (65.0%)1,322 (7.6%)5,368 (30.7%)
2017–20187,642 (43.7%)303 (1.7%)1,521 (8.7%)
2015–20169,246 (52.8%)866 (4.9%)5,351 (30.6%)
2013–20145,018 (28.7%)187 (1.1%)3,333 (19.0%)
2011–20128,339 (47.6%)199 (1.1%)2,476 (14.1%)

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
26,918 (± 1,561)
Median Age
38.0
Median Household Income
$73,409 (± $4,854)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,15526.6%
18 to 6416,32660.7%
65 and over3,43712.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6512.4%
White, not Hispanic21,52480.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,62613.5%
Asian, not Hispanic3811.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic00.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic290.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7072.6%

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
26,662
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,534

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic26,06897.8%
Hispanic5922.2%
White21,61981.1%
Black3,54013.3%
Asian3111.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native10.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races2170.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic19,14598.0%
Hispanic3872.0%
White15,99781.9%
Black2,76414.1%
Asian3071.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native300.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races470.2%

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