Sardis is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Sardis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sardis, ~17% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~17% 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 16 of 104 neighbors.
Sardis runs about 49 points more Republican than Ohio 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.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Sardis drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sardis fits that profile on both counts.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sardis, OH sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sardis looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Sardis have completed high school, about 6 points above the Ohio average of 91%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paden City, WV R+55
- Hannibal, OH R+58
- New Martinsville, WV R+49
- Fly, OH R+61
- Steelton, WV R+53
- Sistersville, WV R+56
- Laings, OH R+67
- Minnie, WV R+65
- Green Hill, WV R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elim, GA R+11
- St. Paul, IN R+61
- Elbow Lake, MN R+34
- Houston, AR R+59
- Kennedy, NY R+48
- Pinehill, NM D+44
- Garden City, FL R+51
- Hazen, AR R+55
- Dorneyville, PA D+8
- Center, GA R+56
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Ohio 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.