Sandy Ridge leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Sandy Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy Ridge, ~20% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~29% 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 24 of 128 neighbors.
Sandy Ridge runs about 42 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
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 3% of residents in Sandy Ridge live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Pennsylvania average of 33%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Sandy Ridge are family households, above 89% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Sandy Ridge, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sandy Ridge looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Sandy Ridge own their home, about 15 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stumptown, PA R+46
- Osceola Mills, PA R+50
- Bald Eagle, PA R+53
- Chester Hill, PA R+44
- Philipsburg, PA R+27
- Parsonville, PA R+62
- Whiteside, PA R+56
- Northwood, PA R+59
- Brisbin, PA R+61
- Houtzdale, PA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hydaburg, AK R+3
- Reidsville, NY R+18
- East Hope, ID R+39
- Kampeska, SD R+57
- Lebanon, KS R+74
- Old Kane, IL R+64
- Osborn, IL R+24
- Heart Lake, PA R+50
- Galen, TN R+71
- Newtown, IN R+65
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.