Sandlake leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Sandlake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandlake, ~26% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandlake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandlake leans more Republican than 20 of 26 neighbors.
Sandlake runs about 38 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Sandlake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sandlake. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Sandlake 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 Sandlake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Sandlake hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Oregon average of 29%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Sandlake sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities). Sandlake runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sandlake, OR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sandlake looks the way it does
Turnout in Sandlake sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woods, OR R+26
- Oretown, OR R+24
- Cloverdale, OR R+13
- Beaver, OR R+28
- Netarts, OR D+5
- Pacific City, OR R+11
- Oceanside, OR D+16
- Hebo, OR R+14
- Tillamook, OR R+18
- Hathaway Mead, OR R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Khedive, PA R+50
- Erdman, PA R+67
- Johnstown, ND R+48
- Scoville, KY R+71
- Lucia, CA D+58
- Empire Prairie, MO R+66
- Ridgeway, NJ R+38
- Tecumseh, AL R+84
- Lothair, MT R+62
- Lynn Grove, KY R+58
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oregon 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.