Oak Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Oak Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Center, ~18% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Center leans more Republican than 47 of 72 neighbors.
Oak Center runs about 46 points more Republican than Wisconsin as a whole.
Why Oak Center 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 Oak Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Oak Center drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oak Center, WI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Oak Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oak Center is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oakfield, WI R+46
- Ladoga, WI R+48
- Brownsville, WI R+47
- Waupun, WI R+21
- South Byron, WI R+48
- Kekoskee, WI R+51
- Lomira, WI R+40
- Byron, WI R+33
- Brandon, WI R+49
- Rosendale, WI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Haven, WY R+81
- Leon, WI R+37
- Old Bennington, VT D+39
- Jordan Valley, OR R+90
- Lyburn, WV R+67
- Tomales, CA D+35
- Twin Lakes, OH R+3
- Freemound, TX R+78
- Sardis, SC R+27
- State Line, AR R+60
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wisconsin Elections Commission, 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.