38620 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 38620 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 38620, ~32% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 38620 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 38620 leans more Republican than 2 of 6 neighbors.
38620 runs about 12 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 38620. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+65), a spread of about 85 points.
Why 38620 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 38620, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 38620 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 38620, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 38620 looks the way it does
Turnout in 38620 sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Mississippi Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.