Sardis is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Sardis typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sardis, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% 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 15 of 30 neighbors.
Sardis runs about 20 points more Republican than Oklahoma 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.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Sardis live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Oklahoma average of 18%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sardis, OK sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
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. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Sardis rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Sardis report food insecurity, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clayton, OK R+71
- Weathers, OK R+69
- Higgins, OK R+69
- Tuskahoma, OK R+71
- Stanley, OK R+71
- Yanush, OK R+68
- Ti, OK R+68
- Hartshorne, OK R+57
- Haileyville, OK R+62
- Dunbar, OK R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zigler, WV R+58
- Aleknagik, AK D+27
- Sebille Manor, MI R+24
- Piney Fork, KY R+71
- Half Moon, AR R+71
- Silver Bay, NY R+14
- Gladstone, NJ R+15
- Quincy, TN R+68
- Burnt Prairie, IL R+68
- Pierceburg, IL R+68
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.