Carthage, MS politics & representatives
Carthage is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Bennie G. Thompson. Tate Reeves is governor.
Who represents Carthage in Washington and in Mississippi, with how to reach each office.
How Leake County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Leake County. Carthage's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 8,380 votes
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
U.S. Senate 8,345 votes
Mississippi: Wicker 62.8%, Pinkins 37.2%
U.S. House · Mississippi's 2nd District 286,840 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Carthage in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Mississippi
U.S. House · Mississippi's 2nd District
Who represents Carthage in state government
State Senate · District 18 Covers about 76% of Carthage
State Senate · District 21 Covers about 24% of Carthage
State House · District 48 Covers about 59% of Carthage
State House · District 27 Covers about 41% of Carthage
Carthage is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Carthage's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Carthage by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.