Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

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Mississippi's 2nd congressional district is a predominantly rural and historically African American district in the Mississippi Delta region, represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
abbreviation MS-2
chamber House of Representatives
contains Belzoni, Mississippi
Canton, Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Cleveland, Mississippi
Fayette, Mississippi
Greenville, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi
Hollandale, Mississippi
Indianola, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Leland, Mississippi
Lexington, Mississippi
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Port Gibson, Mississippi
Portions of Adams County, Mississippi
Portions of Bolivar County, Mississippi
Portions of Claiborne County, Mississippi
Portions of Coahoma County, Mississippi
Portions of Hinds County, Mississippi
Portions of Holmes County, Mississippi
Portions of Issaquena County, Mississippi
Portions of Jefferson County, Mississippi
Portions of Leflore County, Mississippi
Portions of Sharkey County, Mississippi
Portions of Sunflower County, Mississippi
Portions of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Portions of Warren County, Mississippi
Portions of Washington County, Mississippi
Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Shaw, Mississippi
Tunica, Mississippi
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Yazoo City, Mississippi
country United States
demographicGroup African Americans
linked to: Black Americans
districtNumber 2
hasCharacteristic agricultural economy
heavily Democratic-leaning
high poverty rate
low median household income
majority-minority district
hasHistoricalDemographic African American majority
historically African American district
isPredominantly rural
locatedIn Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
notableCrop corn
cotton
rice
soybeans
primaryIndustry agriculture
region Mississippi Delta
representedIn United States House of Representatives
state Mississippi
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Itta Bena, Mississippi inFederalCongressionalDistrict Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
Ruleville, Mississippi partOfCongressionalDistrict Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
Leflore County, Mississippi partOf Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district
linked to: Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
Copiah County, Mississippi congressionalDistrict 2nd congressional district of Mississippi
linked to: Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
Warren County, Mississippi congressionalDistrict Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
Holmes County, Mississippi isInCongressionalDistrict Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
subject linked to: Holmes County