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Mississippi's four congressional districts since 2003
The State of Mississippi currently has four congressional districts. In the 112th Congress, the Mississippi delegation consists of one Democrats and three Republican.
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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 1 1 2 4 5 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 5 6 7 7 8 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 8 8 7 7 6 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 5 5 5 5 4 - Mississippi was granted statehood on December 10, 1817.
Current districts
1st District
Main article: Mississippi's 1st congressional districtThe first congressional district covers northern and northeastern portions of Mississippi. It includes all of Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Grenada, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, and Yalobusha counties, most of Webster County, and a small portion of Winston County.
Large cities in the district include Southaven, Tupelo, Olive Branch, Columbus, Horn Lake, and Oxford.
This district is represented by Republican Alan Nunnelee.
2nd District
Main article: Mississippi's 2nd congressional districtThe second congressional district covers most of the largely rural Mississippi Delta region as well as most of Jackson, the state capital. The state's only African American-majority district, it includes all of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Coahoma, Copiah, Holmes County, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leflore, Montgomery, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo counties. Most of Hinds, Leake, and Madison counties also lie within the second district.
In addition to Jackson, other large cities in the district include Greenville, Vicksburg, Clinton, Greenwood, and Clarksdale.
The district has been represented by Democrat Bennie Thompson since 1993.
3rd District
Main article: Mississippi's 3rd congressional districtThe third congressional district covers central Mississippi and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. It includes all of Adams, Amite, Covington, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, and Wilkinson counties. Most of Winston County and portions of Hinds, Jasper, Jones, Leake, Madison, Marion, and Webster counties also lie within the third district.
Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. A portion of the city of Jackson is in the third district.
The district has been represented by Republican Gregg Harper since 2009.
4th District
Main article: Mississippi's 4th congressional districtThe fourth congressional district covers the Gulf Coast region as well as most of the Pine Belt region in southeastern Mississippi. It includes all of Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone, George, Lamar, Forrest, Perry, Greene, Wayne, and Clarke counties. Most of Jones County, and portions of both Jasper and Marion counties also lie within the district.
Large cities in the district include Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Pascagoula, Laurel, and Bay St. Louis.
Republican Steven Palazzo has represented this district since 2011.
Obsolete districts
At-large District
Main article: Mississippi's At-large congressional districtMississippi's At-large congressional district existed from the granting of statehood in 1817 to 1847 and again from 1853 to 1855.
5th District
Main article: Mississippi's 5th congressional districtThe fifth congressional district was created after the 1850 census and abolished following the 2000 census.
6th District
Main article: Mississippi's 6th congressional districtThe sixth congressional district was created after the 1870 census and abolished following the 1960 census.
7th District
Main article: Mississippi's 7th congressional districtThe seventh congressional district was created after the 1880 census and abolished following the 1950 census.
8th District
Main article: Mississippi's 8th congressional districtThe eighth congressional district was created after the 1900 census and abolished following the 1930 census.
Mississippi's congressional districts All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The At-large and 5th-8th districts are obsolete.
See also: Mississippi's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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