38672 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 38672 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 38672, ~37% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 38672 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 38672 leans more Republican than 21 of 27 neighbors.
38672 runs about 11 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 38672. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 59 points.
Why 38672 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 38672, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 38672 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but 38672 runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 38672, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 38672 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 89% of households in 38672 own their home, about 12 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 38672 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 38672 have completed high school, above 83% of zip codes. 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.