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 Capital: Jackson 1970 Population:

“c- HISSISSIPPI

2,216,912

National Rank: 29 1970 Per Capita lncomo:$2,561 National Rank: 51

53 OFFICE HOLDERS

".3. Senator

0.3. Senator Governor

Lt. Governor Secretary of State Attorney General

LEGISLATIVE COMPOSITION

Congressional Delegation State Senate

None

State House POPULKTION ' 1970 Population: 2.216.912 Urban: 44.5% Rural: 55.5% Age: 18-20: 135,000 21-24: 142,000 (19'8s) 25.44: 472,000 (30.0%) 45-64: 423.000 (30.10) 65+: 226,000 (16.1t)

VOWER REGISTRATION Democrats

1‘.

PRESIDENTIAL VOTES 1972 uixon McGovern Nixon Humphrey Kallace Johnson Goldwater Kennedy Nixon

1968

1964 1960

Congressional Districts: Counties: Voting Precincts:

1972 Convention Delegates:

1972 Electoral Yates:

James 0. Eastland John Stennis William L. Holler willinn F. winter Hebe: A, Ladner A. F. Suaner

Egggglicans

88,516 150,644 415,349

52.618 356,528 108,362

73,561

(no party registration)

(79.9:) (20.1%) (14%) (23%) (63:) (13:) (87:) (60%) (40:)

82 2,250 25

Year First Elected to t Party Elected Present Tern vote D 1942 1972 58.1% D 1947 1970 88.4 D 1971 1971 77.1 D 1971 1971 100.0 0 1947 1971 83.5 D 1969 1971 100.0 Democrats Reggblicans Other 3 2 so 2 119 2 1 Ethnic and Racial: white: 62.8% Black: 36.8% Other: .43 Median Age: 25.1 years Median Voting Age: 43.2 “bite Collar: 38.6% Blue Collar: 41.0 _’a_ 29.22 t 1221'