Polls in a portion of northwest Monroe County will be open Aug. 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the District 16 Mississippi House ...

Mississippi’s population is about 59% white and 38% Black. In the legislative redistricting plan adopted in 2022, 15 of the 52 Senate districts and 42 of the 122 House districts are majority Black.

Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state.

As of 2024, there are 42-Black majority districts in the 122-member House (34.4%) and 15 Black majority districts in the 52-member Senate (28.8%). More on 2022 redistricting.

Legislative and congressional districts are updated after each census to reflect population changes from the previous decade. Mississippi’s population is about 59% white and 38% Black.

The Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners is asking the Mississippi U.S. Court for the Southern District for more time to hold special elections after a ruling that Mississippi's 2022 ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state.

St. John took the oath of office in a ceremony at the MDWFP Headquarters building in Jackson, Mississippi, marking the beginning of his service in this position.

Mississippi's population is about 59% white and 38% Black. In the legislative redistricting plan adopted in 2022, 15 of the 52 Senate districts and 42 of the 122 House districts are majority Black.

Mississippi’s population is about 59% white and 38% Black. In the legislative redistricting plan adopted in 2022, 15 of the 52 Senate districts and 42 of the 122 House districts are majority Black.

Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state. The judges issued ...