Mississippi House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2026

Mississippi House District 83

A district of about 26,000 people, 32% Black, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+44.5 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.

R+44.582nd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican61st seat · the majority lineDistrict 83

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+3.0R+49.4

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 83.

Adults with a bachelor's degree33% 82nd pct · 22nd of 120 in MS

Higher than 82% of seats.

White adults without a degree40% 43rd pct · 69th of 120 in MS

Lower than 57% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 33rd pct · 81st of 120 in MS

Lower than 67% of seats.

Black residents32% 47th pct · 64th of 120 in MS

Lower than 53% of seats.

Asian residents1% 66th pct · 42nd of 120 in MS

Higher than 66% of seats.

People per square mile85 50th pct · 60th of 120 in MS

Denser than 50% of seats.

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