Oak Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Oak Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Creek, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Creek leans more Republican than 3 of 14 neighbors.
Oak Creek runs about 42 points more Republican than Utah as a whole.
Why Oak Creek 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 Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Oak Creek live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Utah average of 32%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Oak Creek are family households, above 88% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Oak Creek, UT 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 Oak Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Oak Creek own their home, about 15 points above the Utah average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fairview, UT R+63
- Milburn, UT R+65
- Mount Pleasant, UT R+68
- Indianola, UT R+66
- Moroni, UT R+66
- Spring City, UT R+75
- Fountain Green, UT R+74
- Chester, UT R+74
- Wales, UT R+75
- Scofield, UT R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Copley, OH R+4
- DeWitt, NE R+56
- Mount Hermon, KY R+77
- Pine Ridge, KY R+58
- Utopia, TX R+70
- Dalzell, IL R+22
- West Leeds, ME R+37
- Clarks, NE R+70
- Bruno, OH R+55
- Oak Level, KY R+67
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office, 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.