39701 is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 39701 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39701, ~40% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39701 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39701 is the most Democratic-leaning.
39701 runs about 73 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole. Mississippi leans Republican overall, while 39701 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39701. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 71 points.
Why 39701 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 39701, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in 39701 is about 29%, about 44 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in 39701 have never been married, above 92% of zip codes. 39701 runs against the grain of Mississippi, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 39701, 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 39701 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 39701 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 6%, about 54 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in 39701 rent, compared to around 34% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in 39701 report food insecurity, above 97% 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.