Sandtown leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Sandtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandtown, ~30% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandtown leans more Republican than 24 of 52 neighbors.
Sandtown runs about 24 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sandtown. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+53), a spread of about 54 points.
Why Sandtown 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 Sandtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Sandtown hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sandtown, GA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Sandtown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sandtown is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 8 points below the Georgia average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Washington, GA Even
- Ficklin, GA R+13
- Aonia, GA R+57
- Metasville, GA R+49
- Prather, GA R+9
- Celeste, GA R+8
- Raytown, GA D+6
- New Town, GA R+33
- Sharon, GA D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hitchita, OK R+67
- Ozora, MO R+58
- Point Blue, LA R+39
- Wide Ruins, AZ D+51
- Cold Spring, NJ R+21
- Portland, AR R+31
- Dartmont, WV R+68
- Camp Ground, IL R+60
- Shickley, NE R+66
- Carmen, ID R+64
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia 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.