Oak Ridge, FL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Oak Ridge

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

Oak Ridge leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Oak Ridge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oak Ridge, ~29% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Oak Ridge compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Oak Ridge leans more Democratic than 59 of 61 neighbors.

Oak Ridge runs about 50 points more Democratic than Florida as a whole. Florida leans Republican overall, while Oak Ridge is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Oak Ridge. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 38 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 95% of residents in Oak Ridge live in densely developed areas, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Oak Ridge have never been married, above 97% of cities. Oak Ridge runs against the grain of Florida, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Oak Ridge, FL sits in the bottom 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 Ridge looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Oak Ridge is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 15 points below the Florida average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Oak Ridge rent, compared to around 34% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Oak Ridge have completed high school, below 89% of cities. 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 Florida Division 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.