38924 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 71% of adults in 38924 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 38924, ~52% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 38924 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 38924 leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.
38924 runs about 69 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while 38924 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 38924. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+62) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+66), a spread of about 128 points.
Why 38924 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 38924, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 84% of residents in 38924 are Black or African American, about 48 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in 38924 have never been married, above 86% of zip codes. 38924 runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 38924, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 38924 looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 38924 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. 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.