Sandy Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Sandy Bend typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Bend, ~11% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy Bend leans more Republican than 15 of 39 neighbors.
Sandy Bend runs about 25 points more Republican than Arkansas as a whole.
Why Sandy Bend 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 Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Sandy Bend live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the Arkansas average of 13%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sandy Bend sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 83% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Sandy Bend, AR sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Sandy Bend looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Sandy Bend report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Strong, AR R+14
- New London, AR R+59
- Payne, AR R+42
- Lapile, AR Even
- Moro Bay, AR R+59
- Old Union, AR R+69
- Ritchie, AR R+69
- Huttig, AR R+3
- Truxno, LA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Rim, AZ D+3
- Battle Hollow, PA R+62
- Rinconada, NM D+13
- Cochrane, AL D+31
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Arkansas 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.