# David Blount David Blount is a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate for district 29. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 29 - Serving since: 2008-01-08 - Current term: MS 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c8e4b4c1-6c8f-4b95-9b48-c73997b3f518 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8e4b4c1-6c8f-4b95-9b48-c73997b3f518 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Blount voted against the majority of Mississippi Senate Democrats 84 times; party unity 47%, in the bottom 5% of the Mississippi Senate (average 88%). ## What Blount says (MS 2025–26 session) 102 classified statements: 102 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Blount | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.4% | 101 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 18.6% | 10.3% | 60 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 36.3% | 42.9% | 208 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 3.4% | 231 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 2.9% | 16.1% | 289 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 32% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 24% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Taxation 14% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%); Health 11% (State Senate Democrats 17%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.18 (standard error 0.01), from 100 donors and 1,073 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (MS 2025–26 session) 2,118 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 47% (88%). 84 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 2 Appropriation; Department of Human Services of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB2/ - 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 1 Appropriation; Department of Human Services to establish and implement youth diversion program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB1/ - 2026-07-15 · voted not voting · Passage as Amended · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/ - 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2474 Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2474/ - 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1761 Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1761/ - 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1772 Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend repealers on. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1772/ - 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2917 Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2917/ - 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1330 Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area". · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1330/ - 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1662 Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1662/ - 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 4120 Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4120/ ## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session) Sponsored 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 84. 18.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 38 of 47). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 3109: Taxes; exempt leases and subleases of state park lands to nonprofits. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3109/ - SB 2729: Prohibited noises; provide requirement for certain retail establishments within a municipality. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2729/ - SB 2946: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Greenwood Cemetery Association for restoration and repair. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2946/ - SB 3031: Income tax; suspend reductions until PERS is funded at 80%. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3031/ - SB 2515: Closed schools; revise certain provisions regarding repurposing of. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2515/ - SB 2516: Winter-Reed Loan Repayment Program; provide awards for assistant teachers. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2516/ - SC 516: Constitution; amend Section 33 to authorize initiative procedure for new law. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC516/ - SB 2396: Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases located on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2396/ - SB 2649: Jackson Airport takeover; repeal provisions regarding. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2649/ - SB 2397: Authority of Secretary of State to approve leases on Public Trust Tidelands; clarify. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2397/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $9,000 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2099238833061577139 - 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2093044812815511755 - 2026-08-27 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2093074036947333369 - 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2072373200701608184 - 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2071272343771488368 - 2026-06-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2069818771674464530 - 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2051670418159771692 - 2026-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2049513560519135388 - 2026-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2036152259638100466 - 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDavidBlount/status/2031362946291351621 ## Links - Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/blount.xml - Campaign site: https://www.votedavidblount.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenDavidBlount - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDavidBlount - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-blount-0719075a/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8e4b4c1-6c8f-4b95-9b48-c73997b3f518