Winston County, Mississippi

What we have for Winston County today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 28159
Land area: 607 square miles
Population: 17,714

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $207.3 million in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Winston County.

Explore on USAspending.gov

Who represents Winston County

U.S. Senate (whole state): Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican), Roger F. Wicker (Republican).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 3	Michael Guest (Republican)	100%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District 18	Lane Taylor (Republican)	57.2%
State Senate District 32	Rod Hickman (Democratic)	42.8%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State House District 42	Carl Mickens (Democratic)	42.9%
State House District 35	Joey Hood (Republican)	39.8%
State House District 45	Keith Jackson (Democratic)	17.3%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

Coming next for counties: county commission meetings and agendas, county budgets, local ballot measures and election results. We add each one as soon as a public, reliable feed exists for it. Know a good source? Tell us.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.