39144 is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 39144 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39144, ~55% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39144 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39144 leans more Democratic than 2 of 3 neighbors.
39144 runs about 88 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while 39144 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39144. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+81) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 100 points.
Why 39144 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 39144, 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 85% of residents in 39144 are Black or African American, about 49 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. 39144 runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39144, 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 39144 looks the way it does
Turnout in 39144 sits close to the national pattern. 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.