39534 leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 37% of adults in 39534 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39534, ~16% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39534 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39534 leans more Republican than 3 of 10 neighbors.
39534 runs about 10 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Why 39534 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 39534, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
39534 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Mississippi average of 15%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 39534, MS does.
Why turnout in 39534 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. More than 99% of adults in 39534 have completed high school, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 90%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 39534 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.