Sandy Ridge leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Sandy Ridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Ridge, ~29% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy Ridge leans more Republican than 18 of 41 neighbors.
Sandy Ridge runs about 19 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sandy Ridge. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+85), a spread of about 90 points.
Why Sandy Ridge 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 Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Sandy Ridge live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Alabama average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sandy Ridge, AL 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 Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sandy Ridge is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 11 points below the Alabama average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Deposit, AL D+30
- Letohatchee, AL D+43
- Lapine, AL R+56
- Davenport, AL R+33
- Honoraville, AL R+72
- Highland Home, AL R+56
- Naftel, AL R+53
- Pintlala, AL R+26
- Greenville, AL D+4
- Tyson, AL Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yorkville, CA D+30
- Midway Corner, AR R+13
- Penland, TX R+72
- Comfort, NC R+45
- Concord, NE R+64
- Laddsburg, PA R+60
- Stokley, MO R+62
- Stone Creek, VA R+64
- Camargo, OK R+78
- Woodbine, KS R+59
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama 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.