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Profile of Congressional District 1, MS


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2022 population: 741,109

2022 Census data
White:481,395 64.96%
Black:204,91027.65%
Indian:8580.12%
Asian:6,7390.91%
2+ races:17,6942.39%
Hispanic:27,5743.72%
Total non-White:259,71435.04%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 1, MS
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.0
173,641 23.4%
567,468 76.6%
118,831 16.0%
280,956
2.57
192,683 68.6%
137,336 71.3%
21,127 11.0%
88,273 31.4%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 1, MS

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units330,897 
Median Value$161,700 
Occupied280,95684.9%
Vacant49,94115.1%
Owned203,13472.3%
Rented77,82227.7%
Median Rent$885 
Single-Family Units244,46873.9%
    Detached241,12672.9%
    Attached3,3421.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units23,1887.0%
Mobile Homes46,03013.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 1, MS

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00016,7736.0%
$10,000 to $14,99915,6705.6%
$15,000 to $19,99914,0735.0%
$20,000 to $24,99914,6365.2%
$25,000 to $29,99912,4434.4%
$30,000 to $34,99913,0414.6%
$35,000 to $39,99912,8484.6%
$40,000 to $44,99911,6244.1%
$45,000 to $49,99911,3894.1%
$50,000 to $59,99920,9627.5%
$60,000 to $74,99926,8009.5%
$75,000 to $99,99937,17913.2%
$100,000 to $124,99926,5429.4%
$125,000 to $149,99916,2885.8%
$150,000 to $199,99917,0816.1%
$200,000 or more13,6074.8%
Median Household Income58,538 
Per Capita Income30,479 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,5106.2%
Public Assistance4,7231.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps31,71411.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed300,20766.5%
Unemployed15,9583.5%
In Armed Forces1,8000.4%
Total Labor Force317,96570.4%
Not in Labor Force133,62129.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector126,656104,51954.8%
Non-Profit6,34614,70130.2%
Self-Employed18,9308,91968.0%
Local Government7,39813,31435.7%
State Government7,25813,30335.3%
Federal Government3,7154,06947.7%
Total Private + Self145,586113,43856.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.24,71745,38735.3%
Total170,303158,82551.7%
Pct. Govt.14.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts40,44612.2%
Sales and Office Occupations69,24021.0%
Professional, Technical67,06420.3%
Service Occupations47,46114.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,7510.5%
All others106,18332.1%
White Collar 53.5%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing59,77218.1%
Retail trade37,63911.4%
Educational services and health care31,2599.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities28,2168.5%
Construction20,5376.2%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation19,8706.0%
Other services14,8444.5%
Public administration11,6773.5%
Professional, scientific, management10,7443.3%
Finance, insurance and real estate10,4703.2%
Wholesale trade8,5632.6%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining4,5781.4%
Information2,6080.8%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 1, MS

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican20,1662.72%
Puerto Rican1,0670.14%
Cuban9000.12%
Dominican3140.04%
Total Central American2,7920.38%
Costa Rican1080.01%
Guatemalan1,5120.20%
Honduran5530.07%
Nicaraguan620.01%
Panamanian280.00%
Salvadoran5290.07%
Total South American7640.10%
Argentinean570.01%
Bolivian1060.01%
Chilean570.01%
Colombian2890.04%
Ecuadorian1010.01%
Peruvian1240.02%
Uruguayan50.00%
Venezuelan250.00%
Other Hispanic1,5710.21%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese1,6670.22%
Indian1,4070.19%
Chinese9970.13%
Filipino9200.12%
Japanese3780.05%
Korean2670.04%
Thai1550.02%
Cambodian1550.02%
Indonesian750.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English670,10096.1%
Spanish18,7242.7%
Other Indo-European1,1580.2%
Vietnamese1,1400.2%
Other1,0490.2%
German, other Germanic8870.1%
Other Asian8690.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun7810.1%
Chinese7800.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English77,46210.5%
American76,37410.3%
Irish60,5728.2%
German37,6085.1%
Italian10,9071.5%
Scottish10,0891.4%
Scotch-Irish9,6481.3%
European7,8791.1%
French7,6411.0%
Dutch3,3840.5%
Polish2,8980.4%
African2,7740.4%
British2,7230.4%
Welsh2,6050.4%
Swedish2,2910.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen729,56098.4%
Not a citizen11,5491.6%
Native721,76997.4%
Foreign-born19,3402.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 1, MS

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
23,553 4.8%45,638 9.3%152,566 31.1%156,050 31.8%70,513 14.4%42,644 8.7%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 23,553 4.8%
9-12 Years 45,638 9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 152,566 31.1%
Some College 156,050 31.8%
Bach. Degree 70,513 14.4%
Grad Degree 42,644 8.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 1, MS

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 122,151 73.0% Dianne Black (D) 45,238 27.0% 0 0.0% 167,389
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 228,787 68.7% Antonia Eliason (D) 104,008 31.3% 0 0.0% 332,795
2018-11-06 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 158,245 67.4% Randy Wadkins (D) 76,601 32.6% 0 0.0% 234,846
2016-11-08 MS01Trent Kelly* (R) 206,455 68.7% Jacob Owens (D) 83,947 27.9% 10,021 3.3% 300,423
2015-06-02 sp MS01Trent Kelly (R) 69,516 70.0% Walter Zinn (D) 29,831 30.0% 0 0.0% 99,347
2014-11-04 MS01Alan Nunnelee* (R) 102,622 67.9% Ron Dickey (D) 43,713 28.9% 4,776 3.2% 151,111
2012-11-06 MS01Alan Nunnelee* (R) 186,760 60.4% Brad Morris (D) 114,076 36.9% 8,341 2.7% 309,177
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 MS01Alan Nunnelee (R) 121,074 55.3% Travis Childers* (D) 89,388 40.8% 8,631 3.9% 219,093
2008-11-04 MS01Travis Childers* (D) 185,959 54.5% Greg Davis (R) 149,818 43.9% 5,612 1.6% 341,389
2008-05-13 sp RO MS01Travis Childers (D) 58,037 53.8% Greg Davis (R) 49,877 46.2% 0 0.0% 107,914
2008-04-22 sp MS01Travis Childers (D) 33,304 49.4% Greg Davis (R) 31,177 46.3% 2,880 4.3% 67,361
2006-11-07 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 95,098 65.9% Ken Hurt (D) 49,174 34.1% 0 0.0% 144,272
2004-11-02 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 219,328 79.0% Barbara Washer (Reform) 58,256 21.0% 0 0.0% 277,584
2002-11-05 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 95,404 71.4% Rex Weathers (D) 32,318 24.2% 5,845 4.4% 133,567
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 146,967 70.0% Joey Grist (D) 59,763 28.5% 3,310 1.6% 210,040
1998-11-03 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 66,738 67.2% Rex Weathers (D) 30,438 30.6% 2,157 2.2% 99,333
1996-11-05 MS01Roger Wicker* (R) 123,724 67.6% Henry Boyd (D) 55,998 30.6% 3,244 1.8% 182,966
1994-11-08 MS01Roger Wicker (R) 80,553 63.1% Bill Wheeler (D) 47,192 36.9% 0 0.0% 127,745
1992-11-03 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 121,664 59.5% Clyde Whitaker (R) 82,952 40.5% 0 0.0% 204,616
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 43,668 64.9% Bill Bowlin (R) 23,650 35.1% 0 0.0% 67,318
1988-11-08 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 137,445 78.2% Jim Bush (R) 38,381 21.8% 0 0.0% 175,826
1986-11-04 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 59,870 66.4% Larry Cobb (R) 30,267 33.6% 0 0.0% 90,137
1984-11-06 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 136,530 88.4% John Hargett (I) 17,991 11.6% 0 0.0% 154,521
1982-11-02 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 79,726 70.9% Fran Fawcett (R) 32,750 29.1% 0 0.0% 112,476
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 104,269 63.0% T.K. Moffett (R) 61,292 37.0% 0 0.0% 165,561
1978-11-07 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 57,358 66.6% T.K. Moffett (R) 26,734 31.0% 2,059 2.4% 86,151
1976-11-02 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 93,687 100.0% 0 0.0% 93,687
1974-11-04 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 39,158 88.2% Jack Benney (I) 5,250 11.8% 0 0.0% 44,408
1972-11-07 MS01Jamie Whitten* (D) 87,526 100.0% 0 0.0% 87,526
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 51,689 86.5% Eugene Carter (I) 8,092 13.5% 0 0.0% 59,781
1968-11-05 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 71,260 100.0% 0 0.0% 71,260
1966-11-08 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 53,620 83.5% S.B. Wise (R) 10,622 16.5% 0 0.0% 64,242
1964-11-03 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 70,218 100.0% 0 0.0% 70,218
1962-11-06 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 31,345 100.0% 0 0.0% 31,345
1960-11-08 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 23,942 100.0% 0 0.0% 23,942
1958-11-04 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 7,982 100.0% 0 0.0% 7,982
1956-11-06 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 23,513 100.0% 0 0.0% 23,513
1954-11-02 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 13,516 100.0% 0 0.0% 13,516
1952-11-04 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 29,025 100.0% 0 0.0% 29,025
1950-11-07 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 5,891 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,891
1948-11-02 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 13,771 100.0% 0 0.0% 13,771
1946-11-05 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 6,411 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,411
1944-11-07 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 16,251 98.7% William McDonough (R) 218 1.3% 0 0.0% 16,469
1942-11-03 MS02Jamie Whitten* (D) 5,698 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,698
1941-11-04 sp MS02Jamie Whitten (D) 8,703 69.2% Luther Pyle (D) 3,865 30.8% 0 0.0% 12,568
1940-11-05 MS02Wall Doxey* (D) 16,939 100.0% 0 0.0% 16,939
1938-11-08 MS02Wall Doxey* (D) 4,134 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,134
1936-11-03 MS02Wall Doxey* (D) 13,632 98.9% W.M. McDonough (R) 150 1.1% 0 0.0% 13,782
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 1, MS


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 217,291 65.1% Joe Biden (D) 111,535 33.4% 4,903 1.5% 333,729 8 18 25.38%
2020 58% Donald Trump* (R) 222,345 64.8% Joe Biden (D) 115,897 33.8% 4,989 1.5% 343,231 7 18 26.10%
2016 55% Donald Trump (R) 203,144 65.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 100,770 32.4% 6,708 2.2% 310,622 8 19 25.65%
2012 58% Mitt Romney (R) 197,980 61.9% Barack Obama* (D) 118,435 37.0% 3,564 1.1% 319,979 7 15 24.89%
2008 60% John McCain (R) 213,479 61.5% Barack Obama (D) 129,940 37.5% 3,475 1.0% 346,894 5 16 26.89%
2004 56% George W. Bush* (R) 187,979 62.3% John Kerry (D) 111,509 36.9% 2,439 0.8% 301,927 3 12 26.20%
2000 48% George W. Bush (R) 129,119 60.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 81,640 38.2% 3,229 1.5% 213,988 3 12 21.51%
1996 44% Robert Dole (R) 90,604 49.5% Bill Clinton* (D) 78,894 43.1% 13,695 7.5% 183,193 0 9 20.49%
1992 55% George Bush* (R) 101,252 49.6% Bill Clinton (D) 84,765 41.6% 17,984 8.8% 204,001 0 12 20.78%
1988 49% George Bush (R) 109,304 59.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 73,839 40.3% 0 0.0% 183,143 0 6 19.66%
1984 50% Ronald Reagan* (R) 111,501 62.6% Walter Mondale (D) 66,722 37.4% 0 0.0% 178,223 1 4 18.96%
1980 57% Jimmy Carter* (D) 97,650 55.8% Ronald Reagan (R) 74,191 42.4% 3,073 1.8% 174,914 -7 -8 19.60%
1976 50% Jimmy Carter (D) 91,615 61.7% Gerald Ford* (R) 56,974 38.3% 0 0.0% 148,589 -9 -10 19.31%
1972 43% Richard Nixon* (R) 92,680 80.1% George McGovern (D) 23,058 19.9% 0 0.0% 115,738 2 19 17.92%
1968 n/a George Wallace (AIP) 82,062 63.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 29,660 22.9% 17,832 13.8% 129,554 0 -30 19.79%
1964 n/a Barry Goldwater (R) 86.6% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 13.4% 0.0% -1 48 n/a
1960 23% John Kennedy (D) 11,876 40.9% Write-ins (I) 10,954 37.8% 6,181 21.3% 29,011 -3 -28 9.73%
1956 22% Adlai Stevenson (D) 19,935 71.4% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,446 15.9% 3,534 12.7% 27,915 -9 -41 11.25%
1952 26% Adlai Stevenson (D) 25,388 72.0% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 9,856 28.0% 0 0.0% 35,244 -12 -27 12.34%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 1, MS


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 745,526 64.4% 27.1% 0.2% 0.6% 3.8% 3.7%
2020 769,026 65.4% 29.0% 1.1% 1.2% 3.3%
2012 740,720 68.4% 26.4% 0.2% 0.5% 1.5% 3.0%
2010 788,095 68.0% 27.3% 0.2% 0.6% 0.9% 3.0%
2002 711,160 71.3% 26.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 1.4%
2000 607,229 74.9% 22.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 1.5%
1992 514,548 76.3% 22.8% 0.1% 0.3% 0.5%
1990 528,113 75.4% 24.0%
1982 504,714 72.9% 26.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.8%
1980 495,709 30.0% 1.0%
1972 433,825 35.0%
1970 433,825 34.0%
1960 237,887
1950 262,838

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 1, MS

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.