Mississippi State House District 86

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-086
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
086
Land Area
1,012.5 sq mi
Water Area
3.76 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 86

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County810.72 sq mi80.1%100.0%
Greene County124.70 sq mi12.3%17.5%
Perry County77.12 sq mi7.6%11.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Waynesboro city12.69 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Buckatunna CDP6.18 sq mi0.6%100.0%
State Line town4.26 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Clara CDP3.89 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Richton town1.31 sq mi0.1%57.2%

Showing all 5 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MS District 423,348100.0%3.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
16,594
Active Voters
15,205 (91.6%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,542 (9.3%)0 (0.0%)247 (1.5%)
2023–202411,615 (70.0%)2,166 (13.1%)5,418 (32.7%)
2021–20226,647 (40.1%)811 (4.9%)1,775 (10.7%)
2019–202011,329 (68.3%)4,670 (28.1%)3,883 (23.4%)
2017–20187,652 (46.1%)792 (4.8%)1,285 (7.7%)
2015–20169,784 (59.0%)6,074 (36.6%)3,622 (21.8%)
2013–20144,272 (25.7%)707 (4.3%)2,529 (15.2%)
2011–20129,070 (54.7%)648 (3.9%)2,036 (12.3%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/12/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
23,489 (± 619)
Median Age
39.7
Median Household Income
$40,634 (± $4,316)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,75424.5%
18 to 6413,45957.3%
65 and over4,27618.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4371.9%
White, not Hispanic13,98059.5%
Black, not Hispanic8,30835.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1170.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic700.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5622.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
22,920
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,395

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,915100.0%
Hispanic40.0%
White13,84860.4%
Black8,38036.6%
Asian1130.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,388100.0%
Hispanic40.0%
White10,89262.6%
Black6,21635.7%
Asian1731.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1290.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).