Sandy leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Sandy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy, ~37% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy leans more Republican than 36 of 58 neighbors.
Sandy runs about 28 points more Republican than Oregon as a whole. Oregon leans Democratic overall, while Sandy is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sandy. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Sandy 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sandy votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, modestly above the Oregon average of 31%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Sandy runs against the grain of Oregon, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sandy, OR sits in the top 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 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sandy 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kelso, OR R+24
- Eagle Creek, OR R+27
- Boring, OR R+19
- Marmot, OR Even
- Cottrell, OR R+21
- Cherryville, OR R+24
- George, OR R+30
- Estacada, OR R+25
- Currinsville, OR R+31
- Corbett, OR R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brookhaven, MS R+15
- Circleville, OH R+34
- Havelock, NC R+17
- Erlanger, KY R+14
- Santa Rosa Beach, FL R+45
- Santa Fe Springs, CA D+25
- Athens, TX R+40
- Oxford, NC D+10
- Walpole, MA D+16
- Mukwonago, WI R+31
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oregon 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.