39108 leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 39108 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39108, ~18% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39108 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39108 leans more Republican than 3 of 4 neighbors.
39108 runs about 14 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39108. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 45 points.
Why 39108 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 39108, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 39108 live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 39108 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39108, 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 39108 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39108 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 8%, about 52 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in 39108 report food insecurity, above 84% 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.