Columbus, MS politics & representatives
Columbus is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Trent Kelly. Tate Reeves is governor.
Who represents Columbus in Washington and in Mississippi, with how to reach each office.
How Lowndes County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Lowndes County. Columbus's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 24,426 votes
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
U.S. Senate 24,238 votes
Mississippi: Wicker 62.8%, Pinkins 37.2%
U.S. House · Mississippi's 1st District 320,286 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 Columbus in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Mississippi
U.S. House · Mississippi's 1st District
Who represents Columbus in state government
State Senate · District 17 Covers about 63% of Columbus
State Senate · District 16 Covers about 37% of Columbus
State House · District 41 Covers about 56% of Columbus
State House · District 39 Covers about 30% of Columbus
State House · District 37 Covers about 14% of Columbus
Columbus is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Columbus'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 Columbus by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.