Sand Draw, WY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sand Draw

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sand Draw leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in Sand Draw typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sand Draw, ~17% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sand Draw compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sand Draw leans more Republican than 1 of 7 neighbors.

Sand Draw runs about 22 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sand Draw. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 51 points.

Why Sand Draw 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 Draw, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Sand Draw hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Wyoming average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Sand Draw are family households, above 80% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sand Draw, WY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Sand Draw looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sand Draw is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Sand Draw rent, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wyoming 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.