39423 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 39423 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39423, ~22% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39423 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39423 is the least Republican-leaning.
39423 runs about 9 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39423. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 61 points.
Why 39423 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 39423, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 39423 hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 39423, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 39423 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in 39423 own their home, about 17 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.