Sandy Lane is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Sandy Lane typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Lane, ~10% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy Lane compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy Lane leans more Republican than 60 of 61 neighbors.
Sandy Lane runs about 45 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Sandy Lane 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 Lane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Sandy Lane live in densely developed areas, about 18 points below the Tennessee average of 21%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sandy Lane, TN 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 Lane looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Sandy Lane own their home, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smithfield, TN R+74
- Tellico Plains, TN R+73
- Cokercreek, TN R+74
- Jalapa, TN R+74
- Rural Vale, TN R+74
- Bullet Creek, TN R+71
- Violet, NC R+61
- Towee, TN R+72
- Rafter, TN R+72
- Big Creek, TN R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meadowville, WV R+62
- Dewar, IA R+41
- Melby, MN R+49
- Berkshire, MA D+10
- Luthers Mills, PA R+53
- Kent, IL R+42
- Jason, KY R+79
- Jansen, NE R+64
- Boone, OK R+57
- Wheeler, KS R+77
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division 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.