North Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 63% of adults in North Bend typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Bend, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Bend leans more Republican than 38 of 50 neighbors.
North Bend runs about 48 points more Republican than Mississippi as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Bend. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+14) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+80), a spread of about 94 points.
Why North Bend 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 North Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in North Bend drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in North Bend are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; North Bend, MS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in North Bend looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in North Bend own their home, about 19 points above the Mississippi average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Creek, MS R+74
- Stallo, MS R+6
- Sandtown, MS R+44
- Claytown, MS R+50
- Longino, MS R+79
- Prince Chapel, MS R+28
- Crossroads, MS R+24
- Preston, MS R+21
- Burnside, MS R+58
- Noxapater, MS R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glendon, PA R+15
- Danciger, TX R+57
- Robat, SC R+61
- Aleppo, PA R+58
- Maplehurst, NY R+43
- Beech Grove, KY R+62
- Hanersville, OH R+54
- Tioga, WV R+62
- Tisch Mills, WI R+42
- Timberon, NM R+83
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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.