Bennie G. Thompson
MS · District 2
DemocratRanking Member, House Committee on Homeland Security
Raised $770,971 · 222K followers (office + personal) · missed 6.4% of votes
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Mississippi's 2nd district
U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.
Representative
Cook PVI: D+11
District demographics
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 694,703 |
| Median household income | $47,495 |
| Median age | 40.7 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.3% |
| White alone | 31.0% |
| Black alone | 63.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.0% |
| Asian alone | 0.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 39 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.