Mississippi State House District 98

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-098
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
098
Land Area
290.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.16 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 98

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pike County204.57 sq mi70.5%50.0%
Walthall County85.52 sq mi29.5%21.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Magnolia city5.91 sq mi2.0%96.2%
McComb city5.79 sq mi2.0%49.2%
Summit town2.03 sq mi0.7%87.9%
Fernwood CDP1.98 sq mi0.7%100.0%

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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 325,161100.0%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
17,347
Active Voters
15,859 (91.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,194 (58.8%)3,554 (20.5%)2,041 (11.8%)
2021–20226,024 (34.7%)<10 (—)838 (4.8%)
2019–202010,288 (59.3%)4,749 (27.4%)2,044 (11.8%)
2017–20186,657 (38.4%)856 (4.9%)721 (4.2%)
2015–20168,689 (50.1%)4,173 (24.1%)2,087 (12.0%)
2013–20143,711 (21.4%)840 (4.8%)967 (5.6%)
2011–20128,179 (47.1%)747 (4.3%)871 (5.0%)

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
25,429 (± 1,273)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$42,015 (± $3,375)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
11.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,03527.7%
18 to 6414,00255.1%
65 and over4,39217.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5472.2%
White, not Hispanic6,88527.1%
Black, not Hispanic17,25267.8%
Asian, not Hispanic1070.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic730.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic80.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5572.2%

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
25,320
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,286

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,83698.1%
Hispanic4811.9%
White6,90427.3%
Black17,26868.2%
Asian720.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native740.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1350.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,03098.6%
Hispanic2491.4%
White5,71431.2%
Black12,08966.1%
Asian480.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1330.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races660.4%

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