Sandisfield leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Sandisfield typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandisfield, ~36% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandisfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandisfield leans more Democratic than 23 of 69 neighbors.
Sandisfield runs about 17 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Why Sandisfield 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 Sandisfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 36% of adults in Sandisfield have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 21%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sandisfield, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sandisfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sandisfield is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Sandisfield own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Marlboro, MA D+26
- South Sandisfield, MA D+11
- Otis, MA D+6
- Roosterville, MA R+6
- East Otis, MA D+6
- Monterey, MA D+55
- Hartsville, MA D+42
- Southfield, MA D+32
- Mill River, MA D+28
- Tyringham, MA D+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deep Creek, ID R+68
- Lemon, MS R+76
- Summit, OK R+48
- Hilshire Village, TX R+16
- Oldfield, MO R+67
- Trimble, CO D+29
- Powers, MI R+44
- Leslie, GA R+8
- Center Tuftonboro, NH Even
- Nucla, CO R+59
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.