Oak Park is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Oak Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Park, ~19% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oak Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Park leans more Republican than 5 of 48 neighbors.
Oak Park runs about 53 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
Why Oak Park leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Oak Park. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Oak Park, NC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Oak Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Oak Park 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 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Oak Park own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Oak Park have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vests, NC R+58
- Farner, TN R+75
- Violet, NC R+61
- Turtletown, TN R+74
- Ogreeta, NC R+60
- Letitia, NC R+62
- Unaka, NC R+64
- Grape Creek, NC R+64
- Ducktown, TN R+69
- Murphy, NC R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lapile, AR Even
- Hortonville, VT R+4
- Pedee, OR R+28
- Manley Hot Springs, AK R+19
- Moneta, IA R+59
- Cranberry, NC R+62
- DeMory, TN R+71
- South Lebanon, NY R+34
- West, OR Even
- Lizzie, NC R+25
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of 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.