Mill City is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Mill City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mill City, ~5% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mill City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mill City is the most Republican-leaning.
Mill City runs about 65 points more Republican than Nevada as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mill City. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Mill City 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 Mill City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Mill City live in densely developed areas, about 42 points below the Nevada average of 44%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mill City sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Mill City are family households, above 91% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mill City, NV sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mill City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mill City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Mill City have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Weso, NV R+65
- Imlay, NV R+64
- Winnemucca, NV R+54
- Golconda, NV R+63
- Rye Patch, NV R+64
- Paradise Hill, NV R+55
- Oreana, NV R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thornton, WA R+58
- Lucas, MO R+66
- Cleopatra, KY R+59
- Paces, VA R+30
- Sunnyside, PA R+44
- Hammond, TX R+71
- Birds Run, OH R+62
- Angora, NE R+78
- West Haven, VT R+26
- Cougar, WA R+36
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.