Mississippi 2nd Congressional District: Black Belt district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+31 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Black BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 786,0572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,3202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 34.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 60.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
THOMPSON, Bennie
THOMPSON scores -0.52 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: ESPY, Alphonso Michael (Mike) (1993–1995), ESPY, Alphonso Michael (Mike) (1991–1993), ESPY, Alphonso Michael (Mike) (1989–1991), ESPY, Alphonso Michael (Mike) (1987–1989)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 2
HarrisD+20
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 59.7% | 170,781 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 39.3% | 112,347 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 2,914 |
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +26.7% |
| 2012 | +31.4% |
| 2016 | +25.9% |
| 2020 | +26.1% |
| 2024 | +20.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 170,781 | 112,347 | 286,042 | ||
| D | 208,190 | 121,250 | 333,322 | ||
| D | 201,766 | 117,869 | 323,961 | ||
| D | 238,130 | 124,191 | 362,321 | ||
| D | 233,780 | 134,306 | 372,516 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 37.2% | 62.8% | 1,215,401 |
| 2020 | R | 44.1% | 54.1% | 1,311,354 |
| 2018 | R | 39.5% | 58.5% | 936,215 |
| 2014 | R | 37.9% | 59.9% | 631,858 |
| 2012 | R | 40.6% | 57.2% | 1,241,568 |
| 2008 | R | 38.6% | 61.4% | 1,247,026 |
| 2006 | R | 34.9% | 63.6% | 610,921 |
| 2002 | R | 0.0% | 84.6% | 630,495 |
| 2000 | R | 31.6% | 65.9% | 994,144 |
| 1996 | R | 27.4% | 71.0% | 878,662 |
| 1994 | R | 31.2% | 68.8% | 608,085 |
| 1990 | R | 0.0% | 100.0% | 274,244 |
| 1988 | R | 46.1% | 53.9% | 946,719 |
| 1984 | R | 39.1% | 60.9% | 952,240 |
| 1982 | D | 64.2% | 35.8% | 645,026 |
| 1978 | R | 31.8% | 45.3% | 590,236 |
| 1976 | D | 100.0% | 0.0% | 554,433 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
7.8%
English
7.1%
Irish
5.0%
German
2.8%
Scottish
1.0%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$49,320
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$49,320
Mississippi$56,447
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.3%
Working age (18–64)20.6%
Seniors (65+)20.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mississippi's 2nd is a majority-Black congressional district stretching from the Delta to Jackson, producing some of the state's most lopsided Democratic presidential margins and anchoring Black political representation in a deeply Republican state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-one points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 786,057, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,320 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 2, Mississippi vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, Mississippi voted Democratic by 20.4 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 286,042 votes cast, 170,781 went Democratic and 112,347 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, Mississippi's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 2, Mississippi in the "Black Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, Mississippi?
Congressional District 2, Mississippi has a population of 786,057 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, Mississippi?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, Mississippi is $49,320 — below the national median of $80,734. The Mississippi state median is $56,447.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, Mississippi?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, Mississippi from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.