| State: | Mississippi |
| District Number: | 1 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Trent Kelly |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Saltillo |
| English Area: | 11,412 |
| Metric Area: | 29,557 |
| Percent Urban: | 38.36 |
| Percent Rural: | 61.64 |
| Population: | 745,641[1] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $61,172[2] |
| Percent White: | 64.7 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 3.8 |
| Percent Black: | 27.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 2.9 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.4 |
| Percent Blue Collar: | 30.4 |
| Percent White Collar: | 56.6 |
| Percent Gray Collar: | 13 |
| Cpvi: | R+18[3] |
Mississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo, Olive Branch, and West Point. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district.
The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, and a portion of Oktibbeha County.
From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket.
The congressional seat has been held by Republican Trent Kelly who won a June, 2015 special election to fill the vacant seat previously held by Republican Alan Nunnelee who died February 6, 2015. In the November 2010 election, Nunnelee had defeated Democratic incumbent Travis Childers, Constitutionalist Gail Giaramita, Independent Conservative Party candidate Wally Pang of Batesville, Libertarian Harold Taylor, and Reformist Barbara Dale Washer.
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 60 – 38% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 62 – 37% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 61 – 38% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 62 – 37% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 65 – 32% |
| 2018 | Senate | Wicker 66 - 32% |
| Senate (Spec.) | Hyde-Smith 61 - 39% | |
| 2019 | Governor | Reeves 59 - 40% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 65 – 34% |
| Senate | Hyde-Smith 60 - 38% |
The 1st district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Oktibbeha, which it shares with the 3rd district. Oktibbeha County communities within the 1st district include Sturgis and Maben (which is partially located in Webster County).
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alcorn | Corinth | 34,135 | |
| 9 | Benton | Ashland | 7,438 | |
| 13 | Calhoun | Pittsboro | 12,685 | |
| 17 | Chickasaw | Houston, Okolona | 16,866 | |
| 19 | Choctaw | Ackerman | 8,088 | |
| 25 | Clay | West Point | 18,206 | |
| 33 | DeSoto | Hernando | 193,247 | |
| 57 | Itawamba | Fulton | 24,093 | |
| 71 | Lafayette | Oxford | 58,467 | |
| 81 | Lee | Tupelo | 82,799 | |
| 87 | Lowndes | Columbus | 57,283 | |
| 93 | Marshall | Holly Springs | 34,123 | |
| 95 | Monroe | Aberdeen | 33,609 | |
| 105 | Oktibbeha | Starkville | 51,203 | |
| 115 | Pontotoc | Pontotoc | 31,535 | |
| 117 | Prentiss | Booneville | 25,135 | |
| 137 | Tate | Senatobia | 28,261 | |
| 139 | Tippah | Ripley | 21,287 | |
| 141 | Tishomingo | Iuka | 18,507 | |
| 145 | Union | New Albany | 28,284 | |
| 155 | Webster | Walthall | 9,988 |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location and map | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1847 | ||||||||
| align=left | Jacob Thompson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate.[4] | |||
| align=left | Benjamin Nabers | Union | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1851. Lost re-election as a Whig. | |||
| align=left | Daniel B. Wright | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – December 20, 1860 | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned to become a member of the secession convention of Mississippi. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 20, 1860 – February 23, 1870 | Civil War and Reconstruction | |||||
| align=left | George E. Harris | Republican | nowrap | February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||
| align=left | Henry L. Muldrow | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired to become First Assistant Secretary of the Interior. | |||
| align=left | John Allen | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | John Rankin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Thomas Abernethy | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Jamie Whitten | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1995 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired. | |||
Roger Wicker | Republican | January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2007 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Resigned after being appointed U.S. senator. | |||||
| 2003–2013 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 31, 2007 – May 13, 2008 | ||||||
| align=left | Travis Childers | Democratic | nowrap | May 13, 2008 – January 3, 2011 | Elected to finish Wicker's term. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | |||
Alan Nunnelee | Republican | January 3, 2011 – February 6, 2015 | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Died. | |||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 6, 2015 – June 2, 2015 | ||||||
Trent Kelly | Republican | June 2, 2015 – present | Elected to finish Nunnelee's term. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | |||||
| 2023–present | ||||||||