Sardis, AL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sardis

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sardis leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Sardis typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sardis, ~38% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sardis compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sardis leans more Democratic than 29 of 53 neighbors.

Sardis runs about 65 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole. Alabama leans Republican overall, while Sardis is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sardis. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 44 points.

Why Sardis 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 Sardis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 63% of residents in Sardis are Black or African American, about 39 points above the Alabama average of 24%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Sardis have never been married, above 89% of cities. Sardis runs against the grain of Alabama, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Sardis, AL does.

Why turnout in Sardis looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sardis 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Sardis rent, above 86% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Sardis report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.