New Salem is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in New Salem typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Salem, ~12% vote Democratic, ~104% Republican, and ~-16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Salem compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Salem leans more Republican than 24 of 47 neighbors.
New Salem runs about 56 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why New Salem 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 Salem, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. More than 99% of residents in New Salem drive to work alone, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; New Salem, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally 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 New Salem looks the way it does
Turnout in New Salem sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Turon, MS R+81
- Tilden, MS R+80
- Smithville, MS R+81
- Van Buren, MS R+84
- Carolina, MS R+70
- Dorsey, MS R+83
- Fulton, MS R+66
- Hatley, MS R+80
- Clay, MS R+82
- Tremont, MS R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zylks, LA R+39
- Harryhogan, VA R+17
- Saulsburg, PA R+55
- Copeland, OK R+65
- Middlegrove, IL R+41
- Union Springs, LA R+77
- Massillon, IA R+46
- Estes, TX R+57
- Mora, LA R+75
- New Post, WI R+19
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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.