Mississippi State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2026
Mississippi Senate District 48
A district of about 57,000 people, 29% Black, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+18.1 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.
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 | R+6.7 | R+24.4 |
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 51 seats. Small marks are other seats in Mississippi. The black marker is District 48.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 60% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Denser than 84% 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 1933% Black · 28% college gradsR+16.8Not up in 2026District 49
26% Black · 31% college gradsR+18.8Not up in 2026District 51
20% Black · 27% college gradsR+32.4Not up in 2026District 30
30% Black · 30% college gradsR+35.7Not 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