Mississippi redistricting
Definition
The legislative process in Mississippi for redrawing boundaries of congressional, state legislative, and judicial districts, typically following the decennial U.S. Census, overseen by the Standing Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment & Redistricting.
A contentious political and legal topic involving lawsuits over racial gerrymandering, such as federal court orders in 2025 to redraw Mississippi Supreme Court districts to remedy Black vote dilution, prompting special sessions by Governor Tate Reeves.
Examples
Mississippi redistricting has politicians tracing district lines like caffeinated cartographers plotting the ultimate electoral labyrinth.
After the Supreme Court weighed in, Mississippi redistricting entered its remix phase, where judicial districts get a judicial review makeover.
Fans of Mississippi redistricting appreciate how it turns simple maps into abstract art that even Picasso might call overly partisan.
Governor Reeves called a special session for Mississippi redistricting, proving that even judges deserve a fresh boundary glow-up now and then.