Sand Bluff is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Sand Bluff typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sand Bluff, ~8% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sand Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sand Bluff leans more Republican than 9 of 50 neighbors.
Sand Bluff runs about 23 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sand Bluff. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Sand Bluff 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 Sand Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Sand Bluff live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sand Bluff, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Sand Bluff looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sand Bluff is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 5 points below the Oklahoma average of 55%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Sand Bluff rent, above 80% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Sand Bluff report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Unger, OK R+75
- New Oberlin, OK R+74
- Boswell, OK R+62
- Sunkist, OK R+72
- Cade, OK R+73
- Smith-Lee, OK R+74
- Bennington, OK R+74
- Soper, OK R+74
- Gay, OK R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sweetland Center, IA R+37
- Brookvale, CO D+27
- New Richmond, MI R+40
- Gardner, TN R+53
- Lattimore, NC R+59
- Norrie, WI R+43
- Wurtemburg, NY D+15
- Rhodesville, AL R+65
- Shellhorn, AL R+40
- Fort Miller, NY R+27
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.