Overview
- District ID
- ms-sd-001
- State
- Mississippi
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 001
- Land Area
- 178.9 sq mi
- Water Area
- 11.5 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 |
|---|
| DeSoto County | 178.87 sq mi | 100.0% | 37.5% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 4 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 1 | 56,991 | 100.0% | 7.7% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 39,850
- Active Voters
- 36,129 (90.7%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 8,990 (22.6%) | 1,754 (4.4%) | 2,449 (6.1%) |
| 2023–2024 | 22,929 (57.5%) | 7,392 (18.5%) | 6,134 (15.4%) |
| 2021–2022 | 11,303 (28.4%) | 2,213 (5.6%) | 775 (1.9%) |
| 2019–2020 | 22,528 (56.5%) | 9,317 (23.4%) | 4,882 (12.3%) |
| 2017–2018 | 14,794 (37.1%) | 1,290 (3.2%) | 1,113 (2.8%) |
| 2015–2016 | 18,826 (47.2%) | 8,753 (22.0%) | 5,901 (14.8%) |
| 2013–2014 | 10,022 (25.1%) | 1,766 (4.4%) | 2,624 (6.6%) |
| 2011–2012 | 17,235 (43.2%) | 3,189 (8.0%) | 2,201 (5.5%) |
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
- 56,341 (± 1,969)
- Median Age
- 38.5
- Median Household Income
- $72,957 (± $3,612)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 91.2%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 28.9%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 13,291 | 23.6% |
| 18 to 64 | 34,552 | 61.3% |
| 65 and over | 8,498 | 15.1% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,867 | 6.9% |
| White, not Hispanic | 34,465 | 61.2% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 15,787 | 28.0% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 463 | 0.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 18 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 153 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,588 | 2.8% |
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
- 55,041
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 41,970
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 52,309 | 95.0% |
| Hispanic | 2,731 | 5.0% |
| White | 34,708 | 63.1% |
| Black | 15,780 | 28.7% |
| Asian | 385 | 0.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 17 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 42 | 0.1% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 40,335 | 96.1% |
| Hispanic | 1,634 | 3.9% |
| White | 27,483 | 65.5% |
| Black | 12,198 | 29.1% |
| Asian | 480 | 1.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 169 | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 19 | 0.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
