Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Oak Lawn

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

Oak Lawn leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in Oak Lawn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Lawn, ~31% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Oak Lawn compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oak Lawn leans more Democratic than 1 of 7 neighbors.

Oak Lawn runs about 34 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Oak Lawn is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Oak Lawn. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 39 points.

Why Oak Lawn 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 Lawn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Oak Lawn hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Oak Lawn have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods. Oak Lawn runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Oak Lawn looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 74% of households in Oak Lawn rent, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.