Mississippi State House District 118

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-118
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
118
Land Area
18.2 sq mi
Water Area
85.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 118

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Harrison County18.18 sq mi100.0%3.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Gulfport city16.21 sq mi89.2%29.2%
Biloxi city0.04 sq mi0.2%0.1%

Showing all 2 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 424,865100.0%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
20,021
Active Voters
16,629 (83.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20265,568 (27.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–20249,952 (49.7%)845 (4.2%)4,041 (20.2%)
2021–20225,762 (28.8%)317 (1.6%)2,062 (10.3%)
2019–20209,495 (47.4%)1,768 (8.8%)3,658 (18.3%)
2017–20186,411 (32.0%)493 (2.5%)1,193 (6.0%)
2015–20167,724 (38.6%)1,286 (6.4%)4,027 (20.1%)
2013–20144,352 (21.7%)246 (1.2%)3,054 (15.3%)
2011–20127,110 (35.5%)258 (1.3%)2,134 (10.7%)

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
25,895 (± 1,318)
Median Age
37.5
Median Household Income
$62,310 (± $5,448)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,87722.7%
18 to 6415,59460.2%
65 and over4,42417.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,0327.8%
White, not Hispanic15,79961.0%
Black, not Hispanic5,90822.8%
Asian, not Hispanic6382.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic140.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic110.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic860.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,4075.4%

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
25,205
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,445

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic23,69094.0%
Hispanic1,5176.0%
White15,87963.0%
Black5,90223.4%
Asian5882.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.0%
Two or More Races1450.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,35994.4%
Hispanic1,0875.6%
White12,68765.2%
Black4,91425.3%
Asian5082.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3001.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races560.3%

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