Oak Hill, WV Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Oak Hill

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Oak Hill leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Oak Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Hill, ~21% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~34% 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 19 of 169 neighbors.

Politically, Oak Hill sits close to the rest of West Virginia.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oak Hill. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 17 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.

Oak Hill votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 60%, far above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oak Hill, WV sits in the bottom quarter 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

Turnout in Oak Hill sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia 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.