Sandpointe leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Sandpointe typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandpointe, ~23% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandpointe compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sandpointe leans more Democratic than 15 of 40 neighbors.
Politically, Sandpointe sits close to the rest of California.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sandpointe. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Sandpointe leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Sandpointe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Sandpointe live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Sandpointe have never been married, above 81% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sandpointe, Santa Ana, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sandpointe looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 16% of homes in Sandpointe have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Sandpointe rent, compared to around 45% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Coast, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Sunwood Central, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Delhi, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA D+31
- Valley Adams, Santa Ana, CA D+23
- Madison Park, Santa Ana, CA D+31
- Wilshire Square, Santa Ana, CA D+28
- Mid City-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Centennial Park, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Business District, Irvine, CA D+16
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Argentine, Kansas City, KS D+16
- Mesa Hills, El Paso, TX D+19
- North Center, Chicago, IL D+67
- Washington, Huntington Beach, CA D+5
- Longfellow, Emeryville, CA D+80
- Roosevelt-San Francisco, Redwood City, CA D+54
- Institute Park, Worcester, MA D+50
- Upper Baseline, Little Rock, AR D+61
- Roseville, San Diego, CA D+30
- West Central, Spokane, WA D+32
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.