39561 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 39561 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39561, ~8% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39561 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39561 leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
39561 runs about 49 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39561. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 16 points.
Why 39561 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 39561, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in 39561 are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39561, 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 39561 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in 39561 have more than one occupant per room, above 96% 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.