Overview
- District ID
- ms-sd-028
- State
- Mississippi
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 028
- Land Area
- 55 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.19 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 |
|---|
| Hinds County | 55.04 sq mi | 100.0% | 6.3% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 3 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 2 | 57,247 | 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
- 42,156
- Active Voters
- 40,494 (96.1%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2025–2026 | 7,287 (17.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2023–2024 | 19,468 (46.2%) | 7,678 (18.2%) | 992 (2.4%) |
| 2021–2022 | 10,733 (25.5%) | 3,577 (8.5%) | 336 (0.8%) |
| 2019–2020 | 19,368 (45.9%) | 10,586 (25.1%) | 1,049 (2.5%) |
| 2017–2018 | 14,798 (35.1%) | 2,773 (6.6%) | 202 (0.5%) |
| 2015–2016 | 17,583 (41.7%) | 9,771 (23.2%) | 1,417 (3.4%) |
| 2013–2014 | 12,002 (28.5%) | 2,803 (6.6%) | 966 (2.3%) |
| 2011–2012 | 17,845 (42.3%) | 4,652 (11.0%) | 873 (2.1%) |
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
- 52,466 (± 2,514)
- Median Age
- 32.7
- Median Household Income
- $40,620 (± $2,360)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 85.6%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 21.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 12,557 | 23.9% |
| 18 to 64 | 33,098 | 63.1% |
| 65 and over | 6,811 | 13.0% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,051 | 2.0% |
| White, not Hispanic | 5,419 | 10.3% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 44,475 | 84.8% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 454 | 0.9% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 157 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 70 | 0.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 840 | 1.6% |
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
- 51,661
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 39,212
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 51,015 | 98.7% |
| Hispanic | 644 | 1.2% |
| White | 5,385 | 10.4% |
| Black | 44,440 | 86.0% |
| Asian | 209 | 0.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 160 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 44 | 0.1% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 38,903 | 99.2% |
| Hispanic | 302 | 0.8% |
| White | 4,652 | 11.9% |
| Black | 33,864 | 86.4% |
| Asian | 174 | 0.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 322 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 38 | 0.1% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
