Can Black voting power and Trump fatigue break Mississippi's red wall?

Mississippi has the largest proportional Black population in the country. It's one reason the U.S. Senate race has seen millions in last-minute spending and high-profile campaign visits.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5297x3973+0+0/resize/5297x3973!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2F99%2F4a4e908342a0bf4f56548b9ff68c%2F773e1d0e-f595-4f27-a4ac-df1eca844158-1-201-a.jpeg' alt='Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom speaks at a rally in Columbus, Miss., headlined by former Vice President Kamala Harris on Oct. 22, 2026.'/><p>Mississippi has the largest proportional Black population in the country. It's one reason the U.S. Senate race has seen millions in last-minute spending and high-profile campaign visits.</p><p>(Image credit: Stephen Fowler)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6018592' />