Sardinia leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Sardinia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sardinia, ~21% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sardinia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sardinia leans more Republican than 71 of 110 neighbors.
Sardinia runs about 58 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sardinia is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sardinia 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 Sardinia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sardinia votes against the grain of New York. New York leans Democratic overall, while Sardinia runs about 58 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Sardinia drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sardinia, NY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sardinia looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sardinia 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Sardinia own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chaffee, NY R+45
- Yorkshire, NY R+37
- DeLevan, NY R+41
- East Concord, NY R+41
- McKinstry Hollow, NY R+43
- Arcade, NY R+44
- Protection, NY R+42
- Glenwood, NY R+33
- Elton, NY R+56
- Holland, NY R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Danforth, IL R+59
- Erieville, NY R+21
- Berger, MO R+64
- Alpine, NY R+30
- Cincinnati, IN R+58
- Lyons, TX R+58
- McCool Junction, NE R+67
- Canaan, FL R+56
- Bloomville, NY R+14
- East Bank, WV R+49
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State Board 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.