New Site is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 66% of adults in New Site typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Site, ~5% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Site compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Site leans more Republican than 55 of 58 neighbors.
New Site runs about 64 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Why New Site 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 Site, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In New Site, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Mississippi average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in New Site are family households, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Site, 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 Site looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in New Site own their home, about 16 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marietta, MS R+86
- Burtons, MS R+84
- Sandy Springs, MS R+86
- Ellistown, MS R+86
- Moores Mill, MS R+86
- Kirkville, MS R+88
- Dennis, MS R+81
- Wheeler, MS R+80
- Belmont, MS R+78
- Booneville, MS R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Napier Field, AL R+45
- Trapp, MS R+9
- Ransom, KY R+76
- Fine Creek Mills, VA R+34
- Drummond, WI R+16
- Rising Sun, MS D+66
- Gwynedd Valley, PA D+21
- Denham, IN R+59
- North Eagle Butte, SD D+60
- Centralia, KS R+67
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.