New Houlka leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 73% of adults in New Houlka typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Houlka, ~31% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Houlka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Houlka leans more Republican than 11 of 52 neighbors.
New Houlka runs about 8 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Why New Houlka 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 New Houlka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in New Houlka drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and New Houlka sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 95% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in New Houlka are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; New Houlka, 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 New Houlka looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and New Houlka sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Old Houlka, MS R+40
- Houlka, MS R+47
- Thorn, MS R+55
- McCondy, MS R+19
- Van Vleet, MS R+16
- Algoma, MS R+74
- Troy, MS R+50
- Houston, MS R+19
- Pyland, MS R+53
- Randolph, MS R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manila, UT R+59
- Altona, IL R+38
- Millhousen, IN R+63
- White Lake, NY R+15
- Callaghan, VA R+65
- St. Leon, IN R+65
- Maplewood, NY R+15
- Mapleton, OR R+18
- Old Mission, MI D+25
- Candia Four Corners, NH R+20
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.