39191 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 39191 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39191, ~15% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39191 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39191 is the most Republican-leaning.
39191 runs about 25 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39191. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 55 points.
Why 39191 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 39191, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in 39191 hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39191, 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 39191 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39191 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 10%, about 50 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in 39191 report food insecurity, above 84% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in 39191 have completed high school, below 78% 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.