Mississippi / MS-02
Mississippi District 2
Score
Irregularity score 47 Middle of the packLess compact than 48% of other congressional districts.
225th least compact of 429 nationally, 2nd of 4 in Mississippi.
A score describes shape, not intent. Coastlines, rivers and the Voting Rights Act can all make a district irregular. How scores work
The three measures
- Polsby-Popper
- 0.13at least as compact as 16% of districts on this measure
Area compared with perimeter. Low for jagged or snaking edges.
- Reock
- 0.56at least as compact as 71% of districts on this measure
Area compared with the smallest circle around the district, counting only land. Low for stretched shapes.
- Convex hull
- 0.84at least as compact as 71% of districts on this measure
Area compared with a rubber band stretched around the district, counting only land. Low for bites and tentacles.
Each measure runs from 0 to 1, where 1 is a perfect circle or a shape with no dents.
The state's edge
58% of this district's border is the state's edge: a coastline, a national border or a state line. Mapmakers don't choose those lines. A ragged one, like a coastline or a river, lowers Polsby-Popper. Reock and convex hull count only the state's own land, so water and neighboring states don't count against them. More on the state's edge
Who lives here
Most of this district's voting-age residents are Black (61.8%). The Voting Rights Act can require districts that keep a minority community together so it can elect candidates it prefers, and those districts can be irregular on purpose. A district like this isn't necessarily drawn for that reason, and the site doesn't know whether this one was. Figures are from the 2020 Census. How these are counted
Cities and towns
The largest places with people in this district, from the 2020 Census. A place split between districts shows how many of its residents live in this one.
- Jackson city129,883 of its 153,701 residents
- Greenville cityall 29,670 residents
- Clinton cityall 28,100 residents
- Vicksburg cityall 21,573 residents
- Clarksdale cityall 14,903 residents
- Natchez cityall 14,520 residents
- Greenwood cityall 14,490 residents
- Grenada cityall 12,700 residents
- Byram cityall 12,666 residents
- Cleveland cityall 11,199 residents
And 152 smaller places. 38% of this district's people live outside any city, town or named community. How places are counted
ZIP codes
184 ZIP codes have residents in this district. 38 of them are split with other districts. A percentage is the share of that ZIP code's 2020 residents who live here.
Show all 184 ZIP codes
- 38606 (99%)
- 38614
- 38617
- 38619 (74%)
- 38620
- 38621
- 38622
- 38623
- 38626
- 38631
- 38639
- 38643
- 38644
- 38645
- 38646
- 38658
- 38664
- 38665 (18%)
- 38666
- 38668 (1%)
- 38670
- 38676
- 38701
- 38703
- 38720
- 38721
- 38722
- 38723
- 38725
- 38726
- 38730
- 38731
- 38732
- 38733
- 38736
- 38737
- 38738
- 38740
- 38744
- 38745
- 38746
- 38748
- 38751
- 38753
- 38754
- 38756
- 38759
- 38760
- 38761
- 38762
- 38764
- 38765
- 38767
- 38768
- 38769
- 38771
- 38772
- 38773
- 38774
- 38776
- 38778
- 38781
- 38901
- 38914 (7%)
- 38917
- 38920
- 38921
- 38922
- 38923
- 38924
- 38925 (98%)
- 38927
- 38928
- 38929 (86%)
- 38930
- 38940
- 38941
- 38943
- 38944
- 38946
- 38947
- 38948
- 38950
- 38952
- 38953
- 38954
- 38957
- 38961
- 38962
- 38963
- 38964
- 38965 (79%)
- 38966
- 38967
- 39038
- 39039
- 39040
- 39041 (99%)
- 39045
- 39046 (72%)
- 39051 (98%)
- 39054
- 39056
- 39058
- 39059
- 39061
- 39063
- 39066
- 39067
- 39069
- 39071 (44%)
- 39078 (99%)
- 39079
- 39083 (99%)
- 39086
- 39088
- 39090 (99%)
- 39094 (49%)
- 39095
- 39096
- 39097
- 39108 (51%)
- 39110 (1%)
- 39113
- 39115
- 39120
- 39144
- 39146
- 39150
- 39154
- 39156
- 39157 (1%)
- 39159
- 39160
- 39162
- 39166
- 39169
- 39170
- 39173
- 39174
- 39175
- 39176
- 39177
- 39179
- 39180
- 39183
- 39189 (87%)
- 39191 (63%)
- 39192
- 39194
- 39201
- 39202 (54%)
- 39203
- 39204
- 39206 (97%)
- 39209 (99%)
- 39210
- 39211 (33%)
- 39212
- 39213
- 39216 (22%)
- 39217
- 39272
- 39350 (1%)
- 39365 (1%)
- 39601 (1%)
- 39630
- 39631
- 39633
- 39638
- 39645
- 39647 (90%)
- 39652 (12%)
- 39653
- 39657 (23%)
- 39661
- 39664 (84%)
- 39666 (11%)
- 39668 (71%)
- 39669
- 39745 (25%)
- 39747
- 39767 (30%)
- 39772 (1%)
These are the Census Bureau's ZIP code areas, which match residential ZIP codes closely. ZIP codes used only for PO boxes or a single organization aren't included. How ZIP codes are matched
2024 presidential vote
Shares of the votes for the two of them; other candidates are left out. Mississippi used the same lines in 2024, so this is added up from precinct results. A precinct split between districts is divided by its House votes, so the figures are close estimates. Where the votes come from
U.S. House
Statewide results from Mississippi for the November 3, 2026 election aren't available yet.
Mississippi's senators
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, RepublicanSeat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: the race hasn't been called yet.
- Roger F. Wicker, Republican
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Where it sits in Mississippi
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
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