House districts / Mississippi
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
MS-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Bennie G. Thompson Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $928kSpent $1.3m · Cash $1.3m
- Ron Eller Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $71kSpent $65k · Cash $42k
- Bennie Foster Ias of Jun 30, 2026Raised $0Spent $0 · Cash $9k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 59.7% | Trump 39.3% | 1.0% | D+20.4 |
| 2020 | Biden 62.5% | Trump 36.4% | 1.2% | D+26.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 62.3% | Trump 36.4% | 1.3% | D+25.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 713,085 | |
| Adults (18+) | 545,616 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 98.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 24.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.0% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 23.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 31.2% | 57.4% |
| Black | 63.6% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 2.4% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 21.6% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $44,511 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 62.0% | Ron Eller Republican | 38.0% | D+24.0 |
| 2022 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 60.1% | Brian Flowers Republican | 39.9% | D+20.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 66.0% | Brian Flowers Republican | 34.0% | D+32.0 |
| 2018 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 71.8% | Troy Ray Independent others 6.5% | 21.7% | D+50.1 |
| 2016 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 67.1% | John Bouie II Republican others 3.7% | 29.1% | D+38.0 |
| 2014 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 67.7% | Troy Ray Independent others 7.7% | 24.5% | D+43.2 |
| 2012 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 67.1% | Bill Marcy Republican others 1.9% | 31.0% | D+36.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 5 to 4 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 61.5% | Bill Marcy Republican others 0.9% | 37.6% | D+23.8 |
| 2008 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 69.0% | Richard Cook Republican | 30.9% | D+38.1 |
| 2006 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 64.3% | Yvonne R. Brown Republican | 35.7% | D+28.5 |
| 2004 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 58.4% | Clinton B. LeSueur Republican others 1.0% | 40.6% | D+17.7 |
| 2002 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 55.1% | Clinton B. LeSueur Republican others 2.1% | 42.8% | D+12.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 65.1% | Hardy Caraway Republican others 3.7% | 31.2% | D+33.9 |
| 1998 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 71.2% | Will Chipman Libertarian | 28.8% | D+42.3 |
| 1996 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 59.6% | Danny Covington Republican others 2.4% | 38.0% | D+21.7 |
| 1994 | Bennie G. Thompson Democrat | 53.7% | Bill Jordan Republican others 7.4% | 38.9% | D+14.8 |
| 1992 | Mike Espy Democrat | 76.4% | Dorothy (Dot) Benford Republican | 23.6% | D+52.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Mike Espy Democrat | 84.1% | Dorothy Benford Republican | 15.9% | D+68.2 |
| 1988 | Mike Espy Democrat | 64.7% | Jack Coleman Republican others 0.8% | 34.5% | D+30.3 |
| 1986 | Mike Espy Democrat | 51.7% | Webb Franklin Republican | 48.3% | D+3.4 |
| 1984 | Webb Franklin Republican | 50.6% | Robert Clark Democrat others 0.5% | 48.9% | R+1.8 |
| 1982 | Webb Franklin Republican | 50.4% | Robert G. Clark Democrat others 1.3% | 48.4% | R+2.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | David R. Bowen Democrat | 69.6% | Frank Drake Republican | 30.4% | D+39.2 |
| 1978 | David Bowen Democrat | 61.8% | M. Roland Byrd Republican | 38.2% | D+23.5 |
| 1976 | David R. Bowen Democrat | 63.0% | Roland Byrd Republican others 1.2% | 35.8% | D+27.3 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits