Oak Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Oak Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Hill, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Hill leans more Republican than 21 of 70 neighbors.
Oak Hill runs about 29 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oak Hill. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Oak Hill 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 Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Oak Hill drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Oak Hill sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oak Hill, KY sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Oak Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Oak Hill sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mortons Gap, KY R+56
- Nortonville, KY R+61
- Earlington, KY R+44
- White Plains, KY R+65
- Grapevine, KY R+56
- Mannington, KY R+69
- Madisonville, KY R+38
- St. Charles, KY R+68
- Richland, KY R+52
- Graham, KY R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leighton, LA R+19
- Hillcrest, AR R+63
- Rochelle, TX R+78
- Glencoe, OH R+52
- Powell, PA R+63
- Folsom, OK R+72
- DISH, TX R+71
- Higgins, TX R+84
- Goodwater, OK R+75
- Thessalia, VA R+64
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board of 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.