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2022 population: 738,521
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 230,855 | 31.26% | |
| Black: | 475,350 | 64.37% | |
| Indian: | 1,888 | 0.26% | |
| Asian: | 3,399 | 0.46% | |
| 2+ races: | 9,780 | 1.32% | |
| Hispanic: | 15,939 | 2.16% | |
| Total non-White: | 507,666 | 68.74% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 341,365 | |
| Median Value | $108,700 | |
| Occupied | 277,475 | 81.3% |
| Vacant | 63,890 | 18.7% |
| Owned | 175,315 | 63.2% |
| Rented | 102,160 | 36.8% |
| Median Rent | $804 | |
| Single-Family Units | 237,835 | 69.7% |
| Detached | 234,317 | 68.6% |
| Attached | 3,518 | 1.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 33,554 | 9.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 47,416 | 13.9% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 25,813 | 9.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 24,180 | 8.7% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 17,927 | 6.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 18,134 | 6.5% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 18,062 | 6.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,957 | 5.4% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 13,595 | 4.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 12,244 | 4.4% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,849 | 4.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 21,188 | 7.6% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 23,299 | 8.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 29,472 | 10.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 16,253 | 5.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 10,419 | 3.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 10,829 | 3.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 9,254 | 3.3% |
| Median Household Income | 42,375 | |
| Per Capita Income | 24,740 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 30,734 | 11.1% |
| Public Assistance | 6,577 | 2.4% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 54,476 | 19.6% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 258,787 | 57.5% |
| Unemployed | 24,264 | 5.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 702 | 0.2% |
| Total Labor Force | 283,753 | 63.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 166,367 | 37.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 42.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 93,076 | 88,038 | 51.4% |
| Non-Profit | 6,130 | 11,277 | 35.2% |
| Self-Employed | 15,417 | 7,861 | 66.2% |
| Local Government | 8,643 | 11,857 | 42.2% |
| State Government | 9,926 | 20,031 | 33.1% |
| Federal Government | 4,739 | 5,845 | 44.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 108,493 | 95,899 | 53.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 29,438 | 49,010 | 37.5% |
| Total | 137,931 | 144,909 | 48.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 21.6% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 31,283 | 11.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 55,147 | 19.5% |
| Professional, Technical | 56,218 | 19.8% |
| Service Occupations | 58,956 | 20.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,677 | 0.9% |
| All others | 81,829 | 28.9% |
| White Collar | 50.3% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 34,148 | 12.0% |
| Retail trade | 33,240 | 11.7% |
| Educational services and health care | 27,630 | 9.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 20,006 | 7.1% |
| Public administration | 19,350 | 6.8% |
| Construction | 17,306 | 6.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,365 | 5.4% |
| Other services | 13,922 | 4.9% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 8,196 | 2.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 8,066 | 2.8% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 6,349 | 2.2% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,430 | 1.9% |
| Information | 3,176 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 8,188 | 1.11% |
| Puerto Rican | 1,057 | 0.14% |
| Cuban | 425 | 0.06% |
| Dominican | 243 | 0.03% |
| Total Central American | 2,516 | 0.34% |
| Costa Rican | 110 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 1,346 | 0.18% |
| Honduran | 904 | 0.12% |
| Nicaraguan | 85 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 11 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 57 | 0.01% |
| Other Central American | 3 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 997 | 0.13% |
| Argentinean | 63 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 347 | 0.05% |
| Ecuadorian | 43 | 0.01% |
| Paraguayan | 26 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 428 | 0.06% |
| Venezuelan | 90 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 2,513 | 0.34% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 1,346 | 0.18% |
| Chinese | 514 | 0.07% |
| Vietnamese | 507 | 0.07% |
| Filipino | 348 | 0.05% |
| Korean | 150 | 0.02% |
| Thai | 105 | 0.01% |
| Japanese | 29 | 0.00% |
| Indonesian | 16 | 0.00% |
| Burmese | 11 | 0.00% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 673,166 | 97.1% |
| Spanish | 13,592 | 2.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 1,623 | 0.2% |
| Other | 1,417 | 0.2% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 971 | 0.1% |
| Other Asian | 640 | 0.1% |
| Arabic | 568 | 0.1% |
| German, other Germanic | 474 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 350 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| American | 49,087 | 6.6% |
| English | 37,468 | 5.1% |
| Irish | 29,239 | 4.0% |
| German | 17,134 | 2.3% |
| African | 7,317 | 1.0% |
| Italian | 6,723 | 0.9% |
| French | 6,586 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 6,048 | 0.8% |
| Scottish | 5,552 | 0.8% |
| European | 4,647 | 0.6% |
| Dutch | 1,469 | 0.2% |
| British | 1,429 | 0.2% |
| Polish | 1,232 | 0.2% |
| Swedish | 1,072 | 0.1% |
| Nigerian | 1,016 | 0.1% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 731,514 | 99.1% |
| Not a citizen | 7,007 | 0.9% |
| Native | 727,756 | 98.5% |
| Foreign-born | 10,765 | 1.5% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 26,907 | 5.5% | 54,585 | 11.1% | 149,828 | 30.5% | 155,666 | 31.7% | 62,888 | 12.8% | 40,863 | 8.3% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 26,907 | 5.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 54,585 | 11.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 149,828 | 30.5% |
| Some College | 155,666 | 31.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 62,888 | 12.8% |
| Grad Degree | 40,863 | 8.3% |
| Average years of education: 12.9 | ||
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.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 108,285 | 60.1% | Brian Flowers (R) | 71,884 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 180,169 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 196,224 | 66.0% | Brian Flowers (R) | 101,010 | 34.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 297,234 |
| 2018-11-06 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 158,921 | 71.8% | Troy Ray (I) | 48,104 | 21.7% | 14,354 | 6.5% | 221,379 |
| 2016-11-08 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 192,343 | 66.6% | John Boule (R) | 83,542 | 28.9% | 12,741 | 4.4% | 288,626 |
| 2014-11-04 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 100,688 | 67.7% | Troy Ray (I) | 34,465 | 23.2% | 13,493 | 9.1% | 148,646 |
| 2012-11-06 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 214,978 | 67.1% | Bill Marcy (R) | 99,160 | 31.0% | 6,106 | 1.9% | 320,244 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 105,327 | 61.5% | Bill Marcy (R) | 64,499 | 37.6% | 1,530 | 0.9% | 171,356 |
| 2008-11-04 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 201,606 | 69.1% | Richard Cook (R) | 90,364 | 30.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 291,970 |
| 2006-11-07 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 100,160 | 64.3% | Yvonne Brown (R) | 55,672 | 35.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 155,832 |
| 2004-11-02 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 154,626 | 58.4% | Clinton LeSueur (R) | 107,647 | 40.6% | 2,596 | 1.0% | 264,869 |
| 2002-11-05 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 89,913 | 55.1% | Clinton LeSueur (R) | 69,711 | 42.8% | 3,426 | 2.1% | 163,050 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 112,777 | 61.5% | Hardy Caraway (R) | 64,090 | 35.0% | 6,440 | 3.5% | 183,307 |
| 1998-11-03 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 80,507 | 71.2% | Will Chipman (Libertarian) | 32,533 | 28.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 113,040 |
| 1996-11-05 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 102,503 | 59.6% | Danny Covington (R) | 65,263 | 38.0% | 4,167 | 2.4% | 171,933 |
| 1994-11-08 | MS02 | Bennie Thompson* (D) | 68,014 | 53.7% | Bill Jordan (R) | 49,270 | 38.9% | 9,408 | 7.4% | 126,692 |
| 1993-04-13 sp | MS02 | Bennie Thompson (D) | 72,561 | 55.2% | Hayes Dent (R) | 58,995 | 44.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 131,556 |
| 1992-11-03 | MS02 | Mike Espy* (D) | 133,361 | 76.4% | Dorothy Benford (R) | 41,248 | 23.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 174,609 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | MS02 | Mike Espy* (D) | 59,393 | 84.1% | Dorothy Benford (R) | 11,224 | 15.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 70,617 |
| 1988-11-08 | MS02 | Mike Espy* (D) | 112,401 | 64.7% | Jack Coleman (R) | 59,827 | 34.5% | 1,403 | 0.8% | 173,631 |
| 1986-11-04 | MS02 | Mike Espy (D) | 73,119 | 51.7% | Webb Franklin* (R) | 68,292 | 48.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 141,411 |
| 1984-11-06 | MS02 | Webb Franklin* (R) | 92,392 | 50.6% | Robert Clark (D) | 89,154 | 48.9% | 874 | 0.5% | 182,420 |
| 1982-11-02 | MS02 | Webb Franklin (R) | 74,450 | 50.3% | Robert Clark (D) | 71,536 | 48.4% | 1,887 | 1.3% | 147,873 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 208,159 | 62.5% | Donald Trump* (R) | 121,206 | 36.4% | 3,882 | 1.2% | 333,247 | -21 | -10 | 25.34% | |
| 2020 | 57% | Joe Biden (D) | 191,647 | 63.8% | Donald Trump* (R) | 105,472 | 35.1% | 3,498 | 1.2% | 300,617 | -22 | -12 | 22.86% |
| 2016 | 54% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 185,208 | 63.6% | Donald Trump (R) | 102,392 | 35.1% | 3,827 | 1.3% | 291,427 | -23 | -11 | 24.06% |
| 2012 | 60% | Barack Obama* (D) | 219,273 | 66.4% | Mitt Romney (R) | 109,180 | 33.0% | 1,899 | 0.6% | 330,352 | -22 | -14 | 25.70% |
| 2008 | 63% | Barack Obama (D) | 196,444 | 66.0% | John McCain (R) | 99,548 | 33.4% | 1,708 | 0.6% | 297,700 | -23 | -12 | 23.08% |
| 2004 | 53% | John Kerry (D) | 153,786 | 59.0% | George W. Bush* (R) | 104,749 | 40.2% | 2,217 | 0.9% | 260,752 | -19 | -11 | 22.63% |
| 2000 | 51% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 105,104 | 59.2% | George W. Bush (R) | 69,229 | 39.0% | 3,167 | 1.8% | 177,500 | -19 | -9 | 17.84% |
| 1996 | 49% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 104,639 | 62.1% | Robert Dole (R) | 58,177 | 34.5% | 5,714 | 3.4% | 168,530 | -15 | -6 | 18.85% |
| 1992 | 53% | Bill Clinton (D) | 105,185 | 57.8% | George Bush* (R) | 66,905 | 36.8% | 9,879 | 5.4% | 181,969 | -13 | -1 | 18.53% |
| 1988 | 53% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 87,386 | 51.5% | George Bush (R) | 82,403 | 48.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 169,789 | -11 | -5 | 18.23% |
| 1984 | 53% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 86,648 | 50.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 84,965 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 171,613 | -11 | -8 | 18.25% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 723,186 | 30.6% | 64.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 692,452 | 29.6% | 67.0% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | |
| 2012 | 742,249 | 31.8% | 65.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 668,263 | 30.5% | 66.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| 2002 | 711,164 | 34.5% | 63.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 517,345 | 32.6% | 65.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| 1992 | 514,845 | 36.1% | 63.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| 1990 | 472,534 | 40.5% | 59.0% | ||||
| 1982 | 504,654 | 44.7% | 53.7% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
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