Who represents the Mississippi 3rd congressional district?

Rep. Michael Guest (Republican-MS) represents Mississippi’s 3rd district in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mississippi district 3 candidates 2026

Rep. Michael Guest (Republican-MS) is the current representative for Mississippi’s 3rd district. The district is heavily Republican (R+100).

Mississippi district 3 election results

The district is heavily Republican (R+100).

2026 MidtermsSolid SeatR+100$625K raised

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Representative Michael Guest, Republican from Mississippi

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Michael Guest

Q: Mississippi district 3 demographics

The Mississippi 3rd congressional district is 3% Hispanic, 58.9% White, 33.5% Black, 1.2% Asian. The median age is 38.6. Median household income is $60,128. 2.4% of residents are foreign-born. Source: Census ACS.

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

MS-3 Midterms Intelligence

Michael Guest sits in one of the safest Republican seats in the country: MS-03 is effectively off the board at R+100, and his 2024 race was uncontested. That frees him to govern as a law-and-order, security-first conservative, reinforced by committee posts on Homeland Security, Ethics, and Appropriations. The district’s political center is a high-homeownership, middle-income electorate shaped by a biracial population—58.9% White and 33.5% Black—with a strong churchgoing, veteran-friendly, small-city/suburban tone rather than purely rural populism.

For advocates, this is not a persuasion district so much as a validation district: arguments land when tied to security, fiscal stewardship, and tangible local delivery. The opening is need, not ideology—poverty is 13.2%, obesity 40.8%, and healthcare/education account for 27.4% of employment—so campaigns work best when framed around protecting hospitals, workforce pipelines, law enforcement resources, or military-connected families. Guest is strategically interesting because his safety gives him room to engage, but only if the ask looks practical, conservative-coded, and district-benefiting.

Representative Michael Guest represents Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, serving 738,402 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $60,128 and an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

738,402Population

↓ 174

$60,128Median Incomenat'l $37,585

↑ $3,861

5.1%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%

↓ 0.3%

13.2%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%

↓ 0.4%

72.6%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%

→ no change

$992Median Rentnat'l $1,163

↑ $63

0.4%Public Transitnat'l 5%

→ no change

26.5 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min

↑ 0.5 min

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

Mississippi District 3 Demographics

Median Age 38.6 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 72.6% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 28.9% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 13.2% (vs 12.4%) · Income $60,128 (vs $37,585)

Key Issues for This District

Education access

Age Distribution

Near the national median age (38.6 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 10–19 at 14.2%.

Race & Ethnicity

White residents are the largest group at 58.9%. Also significant: Black (33.5%).

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

28.9% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average. 11.9% of residents lack a high school diploma.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $60,128, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

Homeownership at 72.6% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $992. Median home value is $175,000.

How People Get to Work

Car-dependent: 81.9% drive alone to work. Average commute is 26.5 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.

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