Sand Flat is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Sand Flat typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sand Flat, ~6% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sand Flat compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sand Flat leans more Republican than 46 of 47 neighbors.
Sand Flat runs about 67 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Sand Flat 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 Flat, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Sand Flat hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Sand Flat are family households, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sand Flat, TX 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 Sand Flat looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sand Flat is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pruitt, TX R+76
- West Mineola, TX R+76
- Van, TX R+67
- Fruitvale, TX R+78
- Mineola, TX R+60
- Wentworth, TX R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adams, KY R+71
- Parker Ford, PA R+12
- Delrose, TX R+69
- Big Water, UT R+66
- Nicasio, CA D+47
- Windsor, NJ D+6
- Pearls Corner, NH Even
- Mecklenburg, NY D+3
- Hickory Flat, TN R+69
- Roll, IN R+62
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.