Petal, MS politics & representatives
Petal is represented in Congress by Senators Roger F. Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Representative Mike Ezell. Tate Reeves is governor.
Who represents Petal in Washington and in Mississippi, with how to reach each office.
How Forrest County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Forrest County. Petal's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 28,466 votes
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
U.S. Senate 28,325 votes
Mississippi: Wicker 62.8%, Pinkins 37.2%
U.S. House · Mississippi's 4th District 290,866 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 Petal in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Mississippi
U.S. House · Mississippi's 4th District
Who represents Petal in state government
State Senate · District 42 Covers about 54% of Petal
State Senate · District 45 Covers about 46% of Petal
State House · District 104 Covers about 84% of Petal
State House · District 103 Covers about 16% of Petal
Petal is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Petal'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 Petal by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.