Oak Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Oak Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Hill, ~14% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~25% 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 33 of 54 neighbors.
Oak Hill runs about 46 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
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.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Oak Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 22%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Oak Hill are family households, above 76% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Oak Hill, MO does.
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
- Argo, MO R+65
- Japan, MO R+63
- Cuba, MO R+59
- Coffeyton, MO R+62
- Red Bird, MO R+66
- Royal, MO R+61
- Owensville, MO R+56
- Cleavesville, MO R+65
- Strain, MO R+62
- Tea, MO R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albion, OK R+72
- Almena, KS R+78
- Veechdale, KY R+40
- Huntleigh, MO R+23
- Western, NE R+58
- Newport, MO R+74
- Wharton, WV R+71
- Tilmon, TX R+60
- Herrickville, PA R+61
- Independents, SC R+18
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.