Mississippi House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2026
Mississippi House District 51
A district of about 24,000 people, 81% Black, 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+50.5 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 120 seats
Every Mississippi House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
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.
| 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate | D+21.4 | D+43.9 |
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 120 seats. Small marks are other seats in Mississippi. The black marker is District 51.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 91% of seats.
Less dense than 97% 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.
District 3287% BlackD+45.7Not up in 2026District 26
73% Black · 20% college gradsD+39.0Not up in 2026District 29
73% Black · 24% college gradsD+33.5Not up in 2026District 50
66% Black · 22% college gradsD+28.6Not up in 2026
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