Mississippi House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2026
Mississippi House District 72
A district of about 26,000 people, 73% Black, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+57.0 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+96.6 | D+52.0 |
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 72.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Denser than 98% 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 6584% Black · 27% college gradsD+74.0Not up in 2026District 71
85% Black · 27% college gradsD+61.3Not up in 2026District 103
66% Black · 22% college gradsD+49.7Not up in 2026District 119
59% BlackD+51.1Not 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