Mississippi 2nd Congressional District (MS) — Elections 1892–2024

2024

564 precincts by 2024 margin · 10 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city

presidential history

Presidential margin, 2008–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	+26.7%
2012	+31.4%
2016	+25.9%
2020	+26.1%
2024	+20.4%

DemocraticRepublican

current representation

Current officeholders

DBennie ThompsonU.S. House · MS-02-0.52

RRoger WickerU.S. Senate+0.38

RCindy Hyde-SmithU.S. Senate+0.45

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.

Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	District	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	2	D	62.0%177,885	38.0%108,956	286,841
2022	2	D	60.1%108,285	39.9%71,884	180,169
2020	2	D	66.0%196,224	34.0%101,010	297,234
2018	2	D	71.8%158,921	0.0%0	221,379
2016	2	D	67.1%192,343	29.1%83,542	286,626
2014	2	D	67.7%100,688	0.0%0	148,646
2012	2	D	67.1%214,978	31.0%99,160	320,244
2010	2	D	61.5%105,327	37.6%64,499	171,356
2008	2	D	69.1%201,606	30.9%90,364	291,970
2006	2	D	64.3%100,160	35.7%55,672	155,832
2004	2	D	58.4%154,626	40.6%107,647	264,869
2002	2	D	55.1%89,913	42.8%69,711	163,050
2000	2	D	65.1%112,777	31.2%54,090	173,307
1998	2	D	71.2%80,284	0.0%0	112,817
1996	2	D	59.6%102,503	38.0%65,263	171,933
1994	2	D	53.7%68,014	38.9%49,270	126,692
1992	2	D	76.4%133,361	23.6%41,248	174,609
1990	2	D	84.1%59,393	15.9%11,224	70,617
1988	2	D	64.7%112,401	34.5%59,827	173,631
1986	2	D	51.7%73,119	48.3%68,292	141,411
1984	2	R	48.9%89,154	50.6%92,392	182,420
1982	2	R	48.4%71,536	50.3%74,450	147,873
1980	2	D	69.6%96,750	30.4%42,300	139,050
1978	2	D	61.7%57,678	38.3%35,730	93,408
1976	2	D	63.0%75,092	35.7%42,601	119,173

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	37.2%451,981	62.8%763,420	1,215,401
2020	R	44.1%578,691	54.1%709,511	1,311,354
2018	R	39.5%369,567	58.5%547,619	936,215
2014	R	37.9%239,439	59.9%378,481	631,858
2012	R	40.6%503,467	57.2%709,626	1,241,568
2008	R	38.6%480,915	61.4%766,111	1,247,026
2006	R	34.9%213,000	63.6%388,399	610,921
2002	R	0.0%0	84.6%533,269	630,495
2000	R	31.6%314,090	65.9%654,941	994,144
1996	R	27.4%240,647	71.0%624,154	878,662
1994	R	31.2%189,752	68.8%418,333	608,085
1990	R	0.0%0	100.0%274,244	274,244
1988	R	46.1%436,339	53.9%510,380	946,719
1984	R	39.1%371,926	60.9%580,314	952,240
1982	D	64.2%414,099	35.8%230,927	645,026
1978	R	31.8%187,541	45.3%267,302	590,236
1976	D	100.0%554,433	0.0%0	554,433

Mississippi's 2nd is a majority-Black congressional district stretching from the Delta to Jackson, producing some of the state's most lopsided Democratic presidential margins and anchoring Black political representation in a deeply Republican state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.4 points.

A population of 740,313, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,511 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 7 and Congressional District 2.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 7

Alabama

97.3twin score

% Black% Evangelical% unaffiliated

Congressional District 2

Georgia

94.2twin score

elasticity% Catholicmedian income≠ % unaffiliated

Congressional District 6

South Carolina

88.1twin score

2012–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mississippi 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Mississippi 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic by 20.4 points (D+20.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 286,042 votes cast, 170,781 went Democratic and 112,347 went Republican.

How many people live in Mississippi 2nd Congressional District?

Mississippi 2nd Congressional District has a population of 740,313 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Mississippi 2nd Congressional District?

Median household income in Mississippi 2nd Congressional District is $44,511 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.

What is the political history of Mississippi 2nd Congressional District?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mississippi 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.