Mississippi House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2026

Mississippi House District 56

A district of about 36,000 people, 35% Black, 50% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+19.6 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.

R+19.651st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican61st seat · the majority lineDistrict 56

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.

20202024
U.S. SenateR+8.5R+24.3

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 56.

Adults with a bachelor's degree50% 96th pct · 6th of 120 in MS

Higher than 96% of seats.

White adults without a degree26% 23rd pct · 93rd of 120 in MS

Lower than 77% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 19th pct · 97th of 120 in MS

Lower than 81% of seats.

Black residents35% 55th pct · 55th of 120 in MS

Higher than 55% of seats.

Asian residents3% 93rd pct · 9th of 120 in MS

Higher than 93% of seats.

People per square mile287 77th pct · 28th of 120 in MS

Denser than 77% of seats.

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