Newman leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Newman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newman, ~33% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newman leans more Republican than 21 of 41 neighbors.
Newman runs about 14 points more Democratic than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Newman. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+64), a spread of about 86 points.
Why Newman 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 Newman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Newman live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Mississippi average of 15%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Newman, MS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Newman looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Newman own their home, about 18 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hubbard, MS D+21
- Newmans, MS R+52
- Smiths, MS R+12
- Cayuga, MS D+23
- Morning Star, MS D+19
- Vicksburg, MS D+13
- Cedars, MS D+36
- Edwards, MS D+41
- Bovina, MS R+60
- Jeff Davis, MS R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paris Springs, MO R+72
- Pansy, AR R+80
- Farmington, WA R+52
- Russell Gulch, CO D+28
- West Bolivar, PA R+54
- Hylton, TX R+79
- Nixon, PA R+39
- Greensburg, MO R+70
- Nysted, NE R+65
- Falun, KS R+66
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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.