39175 leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 39175 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39175, ~41% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39175 compares
39175 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
39175 runs about 42 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while 39175 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39175. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+24) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+2), a spread of about 26 points.
Why 39175 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 39175, 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 58% of residents in 39175 are Black or African American, about 22 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in 39175 have never been married, above 83% of zip codes. 39175 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; 39175, 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 39175 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 88% of households in 39175 own their home, about 12 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.