Sand Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Sand Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sand Hill, ~6% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sand Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sand Hill leans more Republican than 55 of 57 neighbors.
Sand Hill runs about 50 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Sand Hill 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 Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Sand Hill live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sand Hill sits in the bottom quarter (about 6%, below 98% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sand Hill, AR sits in the bottom tenth 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 Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Sand Hill own their home, about 13 points above the Arkansas average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Erwin, AR R+72
- Des Arc, AR R+62
- Georgetown, AR R+63
- Enright, AR R+64
- Maberry, AR R+24
- Griffithville, AR R+68
- Cotton Plant, AR R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hornertown, TN R+71
- Zurich, KS R+76
- So-Hi, AZ R+52
- Falling Spring, WV R+61
- Roque Bluffs, ME R+31
- Bloomfield, MT R+75
- Rocky Mountain, OK R+62
- Nassau, DE R+4
- Ohop, WA R+38
- Fenns, IN R+59
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas 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.