Sandy Beach leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Sandy Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Beach, ~36% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy Beach leans more Republican than 21 of 57 neighbors.
Sandy Beach runs about 22 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sandy Beach is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sandy Beach 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 Sandy Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sandy Beach votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly below the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Sandy Beach runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sandy Beach, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Sandy Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sandy Beach 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grand Island, NY R+9
- Niagara Falls, NY D+10
- North Tonawanda, NY R+15
- Niagara University, NY R+14
- Tonawanda, NY D+9
- Kenmore, NY D+33
- Lewiston, NY R+11
- Sanborn, NY R+28
- Shawnee, NY R+34
- University at Buffalo, NY D+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Addor, NC R+29
- Keuka, NY R+32
- South Tamworth, NH D+18
- Deer Park, MD R+64
- Marshall Junction, MO R+66
- Gatewood, MS D+25
- Harrison Valley, PA R+68
- Port Wing, WI D+6
- Newark, WV R+65
- Landrum, TX R+3
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board of 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.