Mississippi State Senate District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-sd-043
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
043
Land Area
1,817.8 sq mi
Water Area
13.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State Senate District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Wayne County730.67 sq mi40.2%90.1%
Greene County608.45 sq mi33.5%85.4%
George County478.70 sq mi26.3%100.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Waynesboro city12.69 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lucedale city6.39 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Leakesville town6.28 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Buckatunna CDP6.18 sq mi0.3%100.0%
State Line town4.26 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Clara CDP3.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
McLain town3.39 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Benndale CDP1.51 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Agricola CDP1.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leaf CDP1.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 10 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 455,114100.0%7.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
37,048
Active Voters
33,800 (91.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20261,658 (4.5%)0 (0.0%)<10 (—)
2023–202425,270 (68.2%)2,518 (6.8%)13,531 (36.5%)
2021–202214,874 (40.1%)1,013 (2.7%)4,094 (11.1%)
2019–202024,093 (65.0%)5,981 (16.1%)10,853 (29.3%)
2017–201815,607 (42.1%)1,004 (2.7%)2,756 (7.4%)
2015–201620,468 (55.2%)7,798 (21.0%)9,858 (26.6%)
2013–20149,140 (24.7%)1,018 (2.7%)5,727 (15.5%)
2011–201218,459 (49.8%)892 (2.4%)4,744 (12.8%)

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
56,570 (± 433)
Median Age
38.6
Median Household Income
$49,113 (± $3,559)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1813,60724.1%
18 to 6433,92860.0%
65 and over9,03516.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3772.4%
White, not Hispanic40,32771.3%
Black, not Hispanic12,51722.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1540.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2040.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2550.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7363.1%

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
55,768
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
42,387

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic55,02798.7%
Hispanic7401.3%
White40,62872.9%
Black12,63122.6%
Asian1510.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2040.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races320.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,95299.0%
Hispanic4331.0%
White31,13573.5%
Black9,99023.6%
Asian2650.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6461.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races310.1%

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