Sandy Hook, KY Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sandy Hook

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sandy Hook leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Sandy Hook typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Hook, ~18% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sandy Hook compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy Hook leans more Republican than 5 of 98 neighbors.

Sandy Hook runs about 18 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sandy Hook. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 40 points.

Why Sandy Hook 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 Hook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Sandy Hook drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sandy Hook sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Sandy Hook, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Sandy Hook looks the way it does

Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sandy Hook sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky 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.