Sandy Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Sandy Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Hill, ~15% vote Democratic, ~75% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy Hill leans more Republican than 33 of 41 neighbors.
Sandy Hill runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Sandy Hill 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 Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Sandy Hill drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Sandy Hill are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sandy Hill, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sandy Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Sandy Hill have completed high school, about 14 points above the Texas average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- William Penn, TX R+37
- Independence, TX R+53
- Washington, TX R+39
- Brenham, TX R+31
- Chappell Hill, TX R+56
- Gay Hill, TX R+62
- Clay, TX R+28
- Cawthon, TX R+42
- Mill Creek, TX R+64
- Sauney Stand, TX R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chicken Bristle, KY R+62
- Red Oak, IL R+45
- Eurekaton, TN R+44
- Town Hill, PA R+54
- Karval, CO R+69
- Milberger, KS R+72
- Meriden, WY R+59
- Provo, AR R+73
- Buckhorn, AL R+49
- Craycraft, KY R+76
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, 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.