Sandy Beach is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Sandy Beach typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Beach, ~22% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy Beach compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sandy Beach sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 3 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 3 leaning the other way.
Sandy Beach runs about 24 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sandy Beach. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Sandy Beach leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Sandy Beach. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sandy Beach, Fall River, MA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sandy Beach looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 71% of households in Sandy Beach rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Sandy Beach have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Corky Row, Fall River, MA D+3
- Maplewood, Fall River, MA R+6
- Lower Highlands, Fall River, MA D+10
- Flint Village, Fall River, MA Even
- North End, Fall River, MA D+4
- Highlands-Providence, Fall River, MA R+4
- Steep Brook, Fall River, MA Even
- Kent Corner, Riverside, RI D+5
- Oakland Beach, Warwick, RI D+5
- Kent Heights, East Providence, RI D+7
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Schuylkill Southwest, Philadelphia, PA D+79
- Sandalwood, Jacksonville, FL R+6
- Westlake-San Francisco, Daly City, CA D+40
- Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA D+78
- Franklin Park, Toledo, OH D+2
- Del Rio, Jacksonville, FL R+20
- Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI R+11
- Sterling Ridge, The Woodlands, TX R+29
- Dayton's Bluff, St. Paul, MN D+46
- Vance Jackson, San Antonio, TX D+20
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.