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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mississippi's 2nd congressional district canonical | 4 |
| 2nd congressional district of Mississippi | 1 |
| Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional district
ⓘ
congressional district ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MS-2 ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| contains |
Belzoni, Mississippi
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Canton, Mississippi ⓘ Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Cleveland, Mississippi ⓘ Fayette, Mississippi ⓘ Greenville, Mississippi ⓘ Greenwood, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Greenwood, Mississippi
Hollandale, Mississippi ⓘ Indianola, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Indianola, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ Leland, Mississippi ⓘ Lexington, Mississippi ⓘ Mound Bayou, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demographicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
|
| districtNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural economy
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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
ⓘ
North Mississippi Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Delta
|
| notableCrop |
corn
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cotton ⓘ rice ⓘ soybeans ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry | agriculture ⓘ |
| region |
North Mississippi Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Delta
|
| representedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States
→
inFederalCongressionalDistrict
→
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Ruleville, Mississippi, United States
→
partOfCongressionalDistrict
→
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Ruleville, Mississippi
subject surface form:
Leflore County, Mississippi
this entity surface form:
Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district
this entity surface form:
2nd congressional district of Mississippi
subject surface form:
Holmes County, Mississippi