Oak Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Oak Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Hill, ~16% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~29% 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 10 of 50 neighbors.
Oak Hill runs about 41 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oak Hill. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 14 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%.
Income per capita and voter turnout
Places with high per-capita income tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oak Hill, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oak Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Oak Hill sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Cherokee, TX R+62
- Monroe, TX R+64
- New Prospect, TX R+74
- Tatum, TX R+57
- Easton, TX R+34
- Lakeport, TX D+27
- Henderson, TX R+43
- Pirtle, TX R+38
- Minden, TX R+79
- Pitner Junction, TX R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, WI R+29
- Bellevue, LA R+64
- Dubois, GA R+47
- Douglas, ND R+53
- Smith Mills, KY R+58
- Pencil Bluff, AR R+64
- Brooke, VA R+8
- Bigfoot, TX R+50
- Nebish, MN R+38
- Lariat, TX R+74
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, 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.