Mississippi State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-sd-006
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
307.3 sq mi
Water Area
2.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lee County307.32 sq mi100.0%68.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tupelo city52.79 sq mi17.2%82.0%
Saltillo city8.19 sq mi2.7%85.9%
Baldwyn city6.19 sq mi2.0%53.4%
Guntown town4.66 sq mi1.5%73.3%
Mooreville CDP2.79 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Sherman town0.04 sq mi<0.1%2.3%

Showing all 6 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 158,981100.0%8.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
41,482
Active Voters
36,484 (88.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,287 (3.1%)287 (0.7%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202428,039 (67.6%)1,847 (4.5%)12,016 (29.0%)
2021–202215,177 (36.6%)518 (1.2%)3,249 (7.8%)
2019–202027,488 (66.3%)3,917 (9.4%)11,279 (27.2%)
2017–201818,233 (44.0%)780 (1.9%)2,758 (6.6%)
2015–201622,469 (54.2%)3,335 (8.0%)12,524 (30.2%)
2013–201413,245 (31.9%)822 (2.0%)5,986 (14.4%)
2011–201220,369 (49.1%)509 (1.2%)6,284 (15.1%)

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
60,459 (± 1,510)
Median Age
38.5
Median Household Income
$79,032 (± $3,121)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1814,60824.2%
18 to 6435,82059.2%
65 and over10,03116.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9243.2%
White, not Hispanic43,52272.0%
Black, not Hispanic12,46720.6%
Asian, not Hispanic6921.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic170.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2340.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic830.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,5202.5%

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
59,718
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
45,146

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic58,16497.4%
Hispanic1,5512.6%
White43,67573.1%
Black12,46620.9%
Asian3730.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2320.4%
Two or More Races120.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic44,42898.4%
Hispanic7151.6%
White34,43076.3%
Black9,27420.5%
Asian3030.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3450.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2330.5%
Two or More Races140.0%

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