39208 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 39208 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39208, ~22% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39208 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39208 leans more Republican than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Politically, 39208 sits close to the rest of Mississippi.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39208. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+40), a spread of about 50 points.
Why 39208 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 39208, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
39208 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, far above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 39208, MS does.
Why turnout in 39208 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39208 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in 39208 rent, above 83% of zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in 39208 report food insecurity, above 87% 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.