New Sight leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 66% of adults in New Sight typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Sight, ~18% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Sight compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Sight leans more Republican than 20 of 38 neighbors.
New Sight runs about 23 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Sight. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+73), a spread of about 87 points.
Why New Sight 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 Sight, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in New Sight drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Sight, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Sight looks the way it does
Turnout in New Sight sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vaughn, MS R+68
- Wesson, MS R+47
- Brookhaven, MS R+15
- Beauregard, MS R+52
- Glancy, MS R+29
- Caseyville, MS R+68
- Zetus, MS R+73
- Martinsville, MS D+7
- Cobbs, MS R+76
- Fair Oak Springs, MS R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Camargo, KY R+56
- Twelve Corners, WI R+44
- North Woodstock, NH R+2
- Dover Beaches North, NJ R+27
- Petersburg, TX R+50
- Kinmundy, IL R+62
- Harmontown, MS R+71
- Conrad, IA R+42
- Milan, WA R+45
- Sharon, VT D+15
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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.