Bennett Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Bennett Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bennett Springs, ~11% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bennett Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bennett Springs is the most Republican-leaning.
Bennett Springs runs about 69 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Why Bennett Springs leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bennett Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bennett Springs, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Nevada average of 25%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Bennett Springs are family households, above 92% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Bennett Springs, NV does.
Why turnout in Bennett Springs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Bennett Springs own their home, about 29 points above the Nevada average of 71%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Panaca, NV R+66
- Caliente, NV R+60
- Dry Valley, NV R+64
- Pioche, NV R+65
- Ursine, NV R+56
- Modena, UT R+78
- Enterprise, UT R+75
- Beryl, UT R+77
- Uvada, UT R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Gifford, MO R+69
- Platina, CA R+35
- Elamton, KY R+68
- Eldora, NJ R+44
- Onchiota, NY R+9
- Rural, WI R+28
- Salisbury Junction, PA R+66
- Swiftcurrent, MT D+39
- Glen, WV R+67
- Glencoe, PA R+72
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nevada 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.