Sardis leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Sardis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sardis, ~30% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sardis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sardis leans more Republican than 9 of 22 neighbors.
Sardis runs about 19 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sardis. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+48) and the northwest side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 46 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.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Sardis hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Georgia average of 24%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sardis, GA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Sardis looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Sardis sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Girard, GA R+13
- Perkins, GA R+32
- Hiltonia, GA R+27
- Millhaven, GA R+22
- Gough, GA R+19
- Bascom, GA R+25
- Lewis, GA R+45
- Shell Bluff, GA R+20
- Waynesboro, GA D+6
- Woodcliff, GA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hartford, GA R+33
- Woodway, VA R+59
- Colstrip, MT R+52
- Vestaburg, MI R+51
- Mora, ID R+49
- Sebastian, TX R+9
- Elmwood Place, OH D+7
- Folly Beach, SC R+3
- Thompsontown, PA R+62
- Farley, IA R+39
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, 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.