39358 leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 39358 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39358, ~33% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39358 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39358 is the least Democratic-leaning.
39358 runs about 50 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while 39358 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39358. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+29) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 39358 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 39358, 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 54% of residents in 39358 are Black or African American, about 17 points above the Mississippi average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in 39358 have never been married, above 97% of zip codes. 39358 runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39358, 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 39358 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39358 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 7%, about 53 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in 39358 report food insecurity, above 96% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 39358 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.