Sardis is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Sardis typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sardis, ~5% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~49% 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 40 of 41 neighbors.
Sardis runs about 61 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
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 12% of adults in Sardis hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Louisiana average of 19%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Sardis drive to work alone, above 85% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Sardis are family households, above 92% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sardis, LA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Sardis looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 28% of adults in Sardis report food insecurity, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mitchell, LA R+85
- Converse, LA R+77
- Noble, LA R+51
- Belmont, LA R+73
- Union Springs, LA R+77
- Zwolle, LA R+34
- Pleasant Hill, LA R+37
- Pelican, LA R+19
- Catuna, LA R+52
- Lula, LA R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak Park, PA R+44
- Renick, WV R+63
- Los Hueros, NM D+10
- Long Valley Junction, UT R+52
- Clarno, OR R+49
- Pankeyville, IL R+61
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana 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.