39149 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 39149 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39149, ~30% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39149 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39149 leans more Republican than 2 of 6 neighbors.
39149 runs about 15 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39149. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 24 points.
Why 39149 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 39149, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 39149 live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 39149 are family households, above 78% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 39149, 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 39149 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in 39149 own their home, about 14 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.