39745 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 59% of adults in 39745 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39745, ~12% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39745 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 39745 leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
39745 runs about 35 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39745. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 32 points.
Why 39745 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 39745, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in 39745 drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 39745, MS sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 39745 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in 39745 have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of zip codes. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and 39745 sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in 39745 have completed high school, below 83% 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.