39359 is a Republican stronghold. About 5% of voters here vote Democratic and 95% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 39359 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39359, ~3% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39359 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39359 is the most Republican-leaning.
39359 runs about 67 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why 39359 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 39359, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in 39359 drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 39359 sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 88% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 39359 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39359, 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 39359 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39359 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 4%, about 56 points below the U.S. average of 60%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in 39359 report food insecurity, in the top fraction of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in 39359 have completed high school, below 77% 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.