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Mississippi's congressional districts

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Mississippi's congressional districts since 2023

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.

Current districts and representatives

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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
District Member
(Residence)[1]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[2]
District map
1st
Trent Kelly
(Saltillo)
Republican June 2, 2015 R+18
2nd
Bennie Thompson
(Bolton)
Democratic April 13, 1993 D+11
3rd
Michael Guest
(Brandon)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+15
4th
Mike Ezell
(Pascagoula)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+22

Apportionment history

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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
1 1 2 4 5 5 6 7 7
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5
2000 2010 2020
4 4 4
  1. Mississippi was granted statehood on December 10, 1817.

Historical and present district boundaries

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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.

Year Statewide map Jackson highlight
1973–1982
1983–1984
1985–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
2013–2023
2023–present

Obsolete districts

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At-large district

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

5th district

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

6th district

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

7th district

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

8th district

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.