38753 leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 38753 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 38753, ~28% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 38753 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 38753 is the most Republican-leaning.
38753 runs about 8 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 38753. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+15) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 43 points.
Why 38753 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 38753, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 38753 live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 38753, 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 38753 looks the way it does
Turnout in 38753 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.