Oak Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Oak Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Hill, ~61% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oak Hill leans more Democratic than 2 of 17 neighbors.
Oak Hill runs about 20 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Oak Hill. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Oak Hill leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood 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 high college attainment vote Democratic. About 84% of adults in Oak Hill hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA sits in the top tenth 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 Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oak Hill 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in Oak Hill own their home, compared to around 56% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Oak Hill have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Thompsonville, Newton, MA D+61
- Greendale Village, Needham, MA D+42
- Newton Corner, Newton, MA D+65
- Washington Square, Brookline, MA D+72
- Faneuil, Brighton, MA D+62
- Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA D+68
- Allston-Brighton, Brighton, MA D+63
- Brookline Village, Brookline, MA D+74
- West Newton, Newton, MA D+60
- East Dedham, Dedham, MA D+28
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lincoln Park, Denver, CO D+63
- North Central, San Antonio, TX D+21
- Thrasher's Corner-Red Hawk, Bothell, WA D+26
- Cajon, San Bernardino, CA D+9
- Bryant Pattengill West, Ann Arbor, MI D+55
- Downtown, Honolulu, HI D+33
- Olde Whitehall, Charlotte, NC D+43
- Bakersfield Country Club, Bakersfield, CA R+12
- West End, Alameda, CA D+67
- Linda Vista-San Francisco, Napa, CA D+24
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.