39074 is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 58% of adults in 39074 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39074, ~30% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39074 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39074 sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 7 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.
39074 runs about 25 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while 39074 sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39074. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 74 points.
Why 39074 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 39074, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
39074 votes against the grain of Mississippi. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while 39074 runs about 25 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39074, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 39074 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39074 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in 39074 report food insecurity, above 96% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in 39074 have completed high school, below 97% 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.