Mississippi State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2026

Mississippi Senate District 5

A district of about 55,000 people, 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+76.5 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+76.551st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 5

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+62.8R+75.7

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 5.

Adults with a bachelor's degree18% 22nd pct · 40th of 51 in MS

Lower than 78% of seats.

White adults without a degree73% 100th pct · 1st of 51 in MS

Highest of 51 seats.

Hispanic residents2% 34th pct · 34th of 51 in MS

Lower than 66% of seats.

Black residents6% 0th pct · 51st of 51 in MS

Lowest of 51 seats.

Asian residents1% 42nd pct · 30th of 51 in MS

Lower than 58% of seats.

People per square mile48 38th pct · 32nd of 51 in MS

Less dense than 62% of seats.

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