New Salem is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 83% of adults in New Salem typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Salem, ~10% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~17% 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 13 of 29 neighbors.
New Salem runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas 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.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in New Salem are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Salem, TX 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 New Salem looks the way it does
Turnout in New Salem sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santo, TX R+75
- Lipan, TX R+76
- Dennis, TX R+77
- Patillo, TX R+77
- Millsap, TX R+79
- Sturdivant, TX R+76
- Lone Camp, TX R+75
- Mineral Wells, TX R+55
- Cool, TX R+76
- Gordon, TX R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- McCance, OH R+67
- Bristow, IN R+52
- Center Rutland, VT R+8
- Peters, MI R+47
- Hope, KY R+65
- Hammondsville, OH R+59
- Fort George Island, FL R+41
- Dutton, MI R+18
- Edelstein, IL R+33
- St. Donatus, IA R+40
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.