The Mississippi Legislature must redraw the state House and Senate district maps to create more Black-majority districts after a federal court ruled in 2024 that the maps do not offer Black voters equal participation in the political process.
Joint Resolution 1 would revise the composition of the Mississippi House Districts 12, 22, 36, 39 and 41 to comply with the court’s requirements. The court ruled that District 22, which includes Chickasaw County, did not comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
“Members have provided input about options for redraws,” Rep. Noah Sanford, R-Collins, said on the House floor on Feb. 6. “Every member in the affected area has met with me and the staff to review their district lines and accompanying data and make requests and suggestions.”
He said he had specifically met for input from Reps. Jonathan Lancaster, R-Houston, Rickey Thompson, D-Shannon, Karl Gibbs, D-West Point, Dana McLean, R-Columbus, and Kabir Karriem, D-Columbus to get their input. “We have received input from outside sources as well. The plaintiffs in the litigation sent their proposed plan with suggested districts,” Sanford said.
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District 12 would comprise Lafayette County with Oxford 1, Oxford 2, Oxford 3, Oxford 4, and Oxford 5 and West Spring Hill precincts.
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The Mississippi House of Representatives’ District map may change in 2025 to update Districts 22, 36, 39 and 41 after a federal court in 2024 ruled that the Mississippi Legislature must redraw its House and Senate maps to include more Black-majority districts. The updated districts are pictured on a poster by the entrance to the House side of the Capitol. Photo by Heather Harrison ” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1″ src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=780%2C519&ssl=1″ alt=”A large poster on an easel in a hallway with colorful county maps, labeled “House Remedy Plan”” class=”wp-image-212599″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-6-25_Houseredistrictingmap_creditHeatherHarrison-1024×682.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w” sizes=”(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px”>The Mississippi House of Representatives’ District map may
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