Sandy is a true toss-up. About 52% of voters here vote Democratic and 48% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Sandy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sandy, ~40% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sandy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sandy leans more Democratic than 42 of 56 neighbors.
Sandy runs about 26 points more Democratic than Utah as a whole. Utah leans Republican overall, while Sandy is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sandy. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 17 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 against the grain of Utah. Utah leans Republican overall, while Sandy runs about 26 points more Democratic.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sandy, UT sits in the top tenth 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 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Sandy have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cottonwood Heights, UT D+20
- Midvale, UT D+22
- Draper, UT R+12
- Murray, UT D+20
- South Jordan, UT R+14
- Riverton, UT R+29
- Holladay, UT D+24
- West Jordan, UT R+7
- Bluffdale, UT R+40
- Taylorsville, UT D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Menifee, CA R+14
- Brockton, MA D+42
- Fayetteville, AR D+17
- Missouri City, TX D+36
- Allen, TX R+5
- Roswell, GA D+7
- Frederick, MD D+27
- Georgetown, TX R+15
- Rio Rancho, NM R+4
- San Marcos, CA D+11
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, 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.