House districts / Mississippi
Mississippi's 4th congressional district
MS-4. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Walter Michael Ezell Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.1mSpent $1.2m · Cash $89k
- Jeffrey Hulum III Das of Sep 30, 2026Raised $60kSpent $50k · Cash $11k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 4 other candidates have 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 28.2% | Trump 70.7% | 1.1% | R+42.5 |
| 2020 | Biden 30.3% | Trump 68.2% | 1.5% | R+38.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 28.1% | Trump 69.5% | 2.4% | R+41.3 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 748,399 | |
| Adults (18+) | 574,783 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 98.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 25.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.5% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 22.2% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 66.6% | 57.4% |
| Black | 21.6% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 5.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.5% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 25.5% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $60,376 | $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 | Mike Ezell Republican | 74.0% | Craig Elliot Raybon Democrat | 26.1% | R+47.9 |
| 2022 | Mike Ezell Republican | 73.3% | Johnny L. DuPree Democrat others 2.0% | 24.6% | R+48.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Steven M. Palazzo Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 2018 | Steven M. Palazzo Republican | 68.2% | Jeramey Anderson Democrat others 1.0% | 30.8% | R+37.5 |
| 2016 | Steven M. Palazzo Republican | 65.0% | Mark Gladney Democrat others 7.2% | 27.8% | R+37.2 |
| 2014 | Steven M. Palazzo Republican | 69.9% | Matt Moore Democrat others 5.7% | 24.3% | R+45.6 |
| 2012 | Steven M. Palazzo Republican | 64.1% | Matt Moore Democrat others 7.0% | 28.9% | R+35.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 5 to 4 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Steven Palazzo Republican | 51.9% | Gene Taylor Democrat others 1.2% | 46.8% | R+5.1 |
| 2008 | Gene Taylor Democrat | 74.5% | John McCay III Republican | 25.5% | D+49.1 |
| 2006 | Gene Taylor Democrat | 79.8% | Randy McDonnell Republican | 20.2% | D+59.6 |
| 2004 | Gene Taylor Democrat | 64.2% | Michael Lott Republican others 1.3% | 34.5% | D+29.7 |
| 2002 | Gene Taylor Democrat | 75.2% | Karl Cleveland Mertz Republican others 3.6% | 21.2% | D+54.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Ronnie Shows Democrat | 58.1% | Dunn Lampton Republican others 2.1% | 39.8% | D+18.4 |
| 1998 | Ronnie Shows Democrat | 53.4% | Delbert Hosemann Republican others 1.7% | 44.9% | D+8.5 |
| 1996 | Mike Parker Republican | 61.2% | Kevin Antoine Democrat others 2.4% | 36.4% | R+24.8 |
| 1994 | Mike Parker Democrat | 68.5% | Mike Wood Republican | 31.5% | D+36.9 |
| 1992 | Mike Parker Democrat | 67.3% | Jack L. McMillan Republican others 10.2% | 22.5% | D+44.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Mike Parker Democrat | 80.6% | Jerry (Rev) Parks Republican | 19.4% | D+61.2 |
| 1988 | Mike Parker Democrat | 54.8% | Thomas Collins Republican others 1.2% | 44.0% | D+10.8 |
| 1986 | Wayne Dowdy Democrat | 71.5% | Gail Healy Republican | 28.5% | D+43.0 |
| 1984 | Wayne Dowdy Democrat | 55.3% | David Armstrong Republican | 44.7% | D+10.6 |
| 1982 | Wayne Dowdy Democrat | 52.5% | Liles Williams Republican others 1.8% | 45.6% | D+6.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Jon C. Henson Republican | 39.0% | Leslie Burl McLemore Independent others 31.3% | 29.8% | R+9.2 |
| 1978 | Jon Clifton Hinson Republican | 51.6% | John Hampton Stennis Democrat others 22.0% | 26.4% | R+25.3 |
| 1976 | Thad Cochran Republican | 76.0% | Sterling P. Davis Democrat others 2.3% | 21.6% | R+54.4 |
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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