Mississippi State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2026

Mississippi Senate District 49

A district of about 56,000 people, 26% Black, 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+18.8 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+18.820th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 49

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+4.0R+23.1

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 49.

Adults with a bachelor's degree31% 82nd pct · 10th of 51 in MS

Higher than 82% of seats.

White adults without a degree40% 42nd pct · 30th of 51 in MS

Lower than 58% of seats.

Hispanic residents6% 92nd pct · 5th of 51 in MS

Higher than 92% of seats.

Black residents26% 34th pct · 34th of 51 in MS

Lower than 66% of seats.

Asian residents2% 92nd pct · 5th of 51 in MS

Higher than 92% of seats.

People per square mile442 90th pct · 6th of 51 in MS

Denser than 90% of seats.

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