Mississippi's congressional districts

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Map of Mississippi's congressional districts since 2023
Interactive map version Mississippi Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg
Map of Mississippi's congressional districts since 2023
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Mississippi is currently divided into four congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Mississippi's seats remained unchanged.

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Current districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from Mississippi, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of four members, including three Republicans and one Democrat.

Current U.S. representatives from Mississippi
DistrictMember
(Residence) [1]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2025) [2]
District map
1st Trent Kelly, Official Portrait, 115th Congress.jpg
Trent Kelly
(Saltillo)
RepublicanJune 2, 2015R+18 Mississippi's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg
2nd Bennie Thompson 118th Congress.jpeg
Bennie Thompson
(Bolton)
DemocraticApril 13, 1993D+11 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district in Jackson (since 2023).svg
3rd Michael Guest portrait 116th congress2.jpg
Michael Guest
(Brandon)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2019R+14 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in Jackson (since 2023).svg
4th Rep. Mike Ezell official photo.jpg
Mike Ezell
(Pascagoula)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023R+21 Mississippi's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg

Apportionment history

From 1789 to 1817, the Mississippi Territory was represented in Congress by a non-voting delegate. Since becoming a state on December 10, 1817, Mississippi has sent between one and eight representatives to Congress.

1817 1 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
112455677
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
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2000 2010 2020
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  1. Mississippi was granted statehood on December 10, 1817.

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Mississippi, presented chronologically. [3] All redistricting events that took place in Mississippi between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

YearStatewide mapJackson highlight
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi, 1973 - 1982.tif United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi (metro highlight), 1973 - 1982.tif
1983–1984 United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi, 1983 - 1984.tif United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi (metro highlight), 1983 - 1984.tif
1985–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi, 1985 - 1992.tif United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi (metro highlight), 1985 - 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi, 1993 - 2002.tif United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi (metro highlight), 1993 - 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi, 2003 - 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi (metro highlight), 2003 - 2013.tif
2013–2023 United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi, since 2013.tif United States Congressional Districts in Mississippi (metro highlight), since 2013.tif
2023–present
Mississippi Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg

Obsolete districts

At-large district

Mississippi's at-large congressional district existed from the granting of statehood in 1817 to 1847 and again from 1853 to 1855.

5th district

The fifth congressional district was created after the 1850 census and abolished following the 2000 census.

6th district

The sixth congressional district was created after the 1870 census and abolished following the 1960 census.

7th district

The seventh congressional district was created after the 1880 census and abolished following the 1950 census.

8th district

The eighth congressional district was created after the 1900 census and abolished following the 1930 census.

See also

References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. "2025 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  3. "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012" . Retrieved October 18, 2014.