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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Mississippi's 2nd District

A district of about 712,000 people, 64% Black, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+22.4 relative to the nation for president.

Bennie G. Thompson (D) · since Apr 13, 1993Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
MS-2

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+22.4110th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority lineMS-2314

Labels below the bar mark 3 other seats in Mississippi.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2020202220242026
U.S. SenateD+27.0No raceD+16.2No race
U.S. HouseNo raceD+19.4D+24.0D+37.6

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Mississippi. The black marker is MS-2.

Adults with a bachelor's degree22% 5th pct · 4th of 4 in MS

Lower than 95% of seats.

White adults without a degree25% 27th pct · 4th of 4 in MS

Lower than 73% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 2nd pct · 4th of 4 in MS

Lower than 98% of seats.

Black residents64% 100th pct · 1st of 4 in MS

Highest of 435 seats.

Asian residents0% 0th pct · 4th of 4 in MS

Lower than 100% of seats.

People per square mile39 8th pct · 4th of 4 in MS

Less dense than 92% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

AL-7
51% Black · 26% college gradsD+18.8Held DGA-2
49% Black · 22% college gradsD+8.0Held DSC-6
46% Black · 30% college gradsD+24.9Held DIL-2
47% Black · 25% college gradsD+35.4Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Bennie G. Thompson (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 19.4, 2024 by 24.0, 2026 by 37.6

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)