State facts
- Population
- 2,954,160 (2025 estimate; 2,961,264 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 4
- State legislature
- Senate: 52 members, 4-year terms
- House of Representatives: 122 members, 4-year terms
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents Mississippi now
- Governor
- Tate Reeves · Republican · since January 2020
- U.S. senators
- Cindy Hyde-Smith · Republican · since 2018Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- Roger F. Wicker · Republican · since 2007
- U.S. House members
- 4 seats · Democratic: 1, Republican: 3
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in Mississippi
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Registration deadline
Register in person at the Circuit Clerk's Office, or mail an application postmarked, no later than Monday, October 5, to vote on Tuesday, November 3.
Official wording: “Applicants who register in-person in the Circuit Clerk’s Office and those who mail registration applications postmarked no later than Monday, October 5, are eligible to vote in the 2026 General Election on Tuesday, November 3.” — state election office, page read October 8, 2026
- ID at the polls
Individuals voting at the polls are required to show a photo ID.
Official wording: “Individuals voting at the polls are required to show a photo ID.” — state election office, page read October 17, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see Mississippi’s election office: sos.ms.gov
Federal1
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.