39769 leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 39769 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 39769, ~16% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 39769 compares
39769 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
39769 runs about 26 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 39769. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 20 points.
Why 39769 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 39769, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 39769 live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 39769, MS sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 39769 looks the way it does
Turnout in 39769 sits close to the national pattern. 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.