Mississippi State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2026

Mississippi Senate District 47

A district of about 72,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+64.1 relative to the nation for president.

Where it sits among all 51 seats

Every Mississippi State Senate 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+64.147th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 47

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+53.5R+65.1

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 51 seats. Small marks are other seats in Mississippi. The black marker is District 47.

Adults with a bachelor's degree22% 44th pct · 29th of 51 in MS

Lower than 56% of seats.

White adults without a degree61% 92nd pct · 5th of 51 in MS

Higher than 92% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 66th pct · 18th of 51 in MS

Higher than 66% of seats.

Black residents13% 6th pct · 48th of 51 in MS

Lower than 94% of seats.

Asian residents3% 96th pct · 3rd of 51 in MS

Higher than 96% of seats.

People per square mile83 64th pct · 19th of 51 in MS

Denser than 64% of seats.

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