38859 is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 38859 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 38859, ~5% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 38859 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 38859 leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
38859 runs about 64 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why 38859 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 38859, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 38859, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 38859 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 38859, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 38859 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in 38859 own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. 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.